In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech, be true. In ruling, be just. In daily life, be competent. In action, be aware of the time and the season.

Rituals are the end of fidelity and honesty, and the beginning of confusion.

. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.

The wise cares about everyone, and he becomes an example to all.

Those who of old were good practicers of Tao did not use it to make people bright, but rather used it to make them simple.

The words of truth are always paradoxical. To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.

The brittle is easy to shatter.