9
If you drink too much, you get drunk.
If you tinker with the engine too much, the truck won't start.
If you want too much, you become a tightass.
If you care too much about other people think, they'll walk all over you.
Do what you have to do, then walk away.
Anything else will drive you nuts.
10
Can you hold on to your ego
and stick to Tao?
Can you relax
and keep your mind and body ready for action?
Can you check yourself
and see past what's in front of your eyes?
Can you be a leader
and not get on everybody's case?
Can you deal with what's happening
and let things happen?
Can you forget what you know
and understand what's real?
Starting a job and seeing it through,
Having things without holding on to them,
Doing the job without expecting anything,
Delegating authority without giving orders.
That's the way you do it.
(출전 = http://www.primenet.com/~grifter/TAO.html)