Those who advice the ruler on the Way, do not want the world subdued with weapons.

The Way is empty, yet inexhaustible, like an abyss!

Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.

Not knowing of the eternal leads to unfortunate errors.

He does not seek power - yet people follow him.

The heavy is the root of the light. The unmoved is the source of all movement. Thus the Master travels all day without leaving home. However splendid the views, she stays serenely in herself. Why should the lord of the country flit about like a fool? If you let yourself be blown to and fro, you lose touch with your root. If you let restlessness move you, you lose touch with who you are.

The usefulness of the pot lies in its emptiness.