The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to. It is content with the low places that people disdain. Thus it is like the tao.

The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to. It is content with the low places that people disdain. Thus it is like the tao. ... Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.