The Master observes the world, but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. His heart is as open as the sky.

Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail.

Let people take death seriously, and not travel far.

To realize that our knowledge is ignorance, This is a noble insight. To regard our ignorance as knowledge, This is mental sickness. Only when we are sick of the sickness Shall we cease to be sick. The Sage is not sick, being sick of sickness; This is the secret of health.

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

There is no illusion great than fear.

Racing and hunting excite man's heart to madness.