The rigid tree will be felled.

Governing a large state is like boiling a small fish.

The value of teaching without words and accomplishing without action is understood by few in the world.

If princes and kings were not exalted they might be overthrown.

It is the child that sees the primordial secret in Nature and it is the child of ourselves we return to. The child within us is simple and daring enough to live the Secret.

Gently eliminating all obstacles to his own understanding, he constantly maintains his unconditional sincerity. His humility, perseverance, and adaptability evoke the response of the universe and fill him with divine light.

Let people take death seriously, and not travel far.