If I have just an ounce of sense, I follow the great Way, and fear only to stray from it.

A great country is like the lower outlet of a river. It is the world's meeting ground, the world's female.

Understand this if nothing else: spiritual freedom and oneness with the Tao are not randomly bestowed gifts, but the rewards of conscious self-transformation and self-evolution.

Realize thy Simple Self, Embrace thy Original Nature.

One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.

The ego is entranced by ... names and ideas... However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.

The man of knowledge acquires something new everyday, and the man of Tao lets go of something new every day.