One of the phrases in Taoism that I really like is Wu Wei. It means "without doing, causing, or making."

It evolves from an inner sensitivity to the natural rhythm of things. When you work with Wu Wei, you put the round peg in the round hole and the square peg in the square hole. No stress. No struggle.

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.... the mind of Wu Wei flows like water, reflects like a mirror, and responds like an echo....

Chuang Tse

"To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day."

Chuang Tse

Yield and overcome; Bend and be straight; Empty and full; Wear out and be new; Have little and gain; Have much and be confused.

Lao Tzu

A man is born gentle and weak. At his death he is hard and stiff. Green plants are tender and filled with sap. At their death they are withered and dry.

Therefore the stiff and unbending is the disciple of death. The gentle and yielding is the disciple of life.

Thus an army without flexibility never wins the battle. A tree that is unbending is easily broken.

The hard and strong will fall. The soft and weak will overcome.

Lao Tse

Be careful not to turn over a fish too many times or it shall fall apart.