TheTaoisthesanctuarywhereallbeingsfindrefuge.Itisthetreasurehouseforthosewhoaregood,andtheprotectorforthosewhoarenot.Beautifulwordsandimpressiveappearancescandeceivepeople,buttheTao'ssimplicitycanneverbedeceived.
Therefore,whengoverning,oneshouldclearthemindandemptydesires.Strengthenthecharacterandlessendesires.Widentheheartandlessenpossessions.Liveasimplelifeandcareforthepeople.
GoverningwithTaoistoreducedesiresandsimplifyneeds.Whendesiresarefew,peoplearecontent.Whenneedsaresimple,lifeisrich.