Thus it is that "Some things are increased by being diminished, others are diminished by being increased." What others have taught, I also teach; verily, I will make it the root of my teaching.
The sage never strives for the great, and thereby the great is achieved.
When much virtue is achieved, nothing is not overcome.
He who accounts all things easy will have many difficulties.
We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner space that makes it liveable.
If you scramble about in search of inner peace, you will lose your inner peace.