what lies still is easy to grasp;

　　what lies far off is easy to anticipate;

　　what is brittle is easy to shatter;

　　what is small is easy to disperse.

　　yet a tree broader than a man can embrace is born of a tiny shoot;

　　a dam greater than a river can overflow starts with a clod of earth;

　　a journey of a thousand miles begins at the spot under one’s feet.

　　therefore deal with things before they happen;

　　create order before there is confusion.