The world is formed from the void, like utensils from a block of wood. Yielding is the way of the Tao. All things are born of being Being is born of non-being. Chapter 45 translated by Stephen Mitchell True perfection seems imperfect, yet it is perfectly itself. True fullness seems empty, yet it is fully present.
True straightness seems crooked.
True art seems artless. The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as they come. She steps out of the way and lets the Tao speak for itself. Chapter 63 translated by Stephen Mitchell Act without doing work without effort.