All things flow, nothing abides. You cannot step into the same river twice, for the waters are continually flowing on. Nothing is permanent except change.

The awake share a common world, but the asleep turn aside into private worlds.

It is difficult to fight against anger; for a man will buy revenge with his soul.

From out of all the many particulars comes oneness, and out of oneness come all the many particulars.

Wisdom is one thing, to know how to make true judgment, how all things are steered through all things.

A drunk man, staggering and mindless, must be led home by his son, so wet is his psyche... Water brings death to the psyche, as earth brings death to water... The psyche lusts to be wet.

It is in changing that things find purpose.