Clay is used to make vases, but it is the emptiness they contain that makes them useful.
The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
Free from desire, you realize the mystery, caught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.
Act without expectation.
The unyielding army will not win.
Arms are instruments of ill omen, not the instruments of the gentleman. When one is compelled to use them, it is best to do so without relish.