How do I know about the world? By what is within me.

To see things in the seed, that is genius.

Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.

The men who are great live with that which is substantial, they do not stay with that which is superficial; they abide with realities, they do not remain with what is showy. The one they discard, the other they hold.

My teachings are easy to understand and easy to put into practice. Yet your intellect will never grasp them, and if you try to practice them, you'll fail. My teachings are older than the world. How can you grasp their meaning? If you want to know me, look inside your heart.

Praise and disgrace cause fear.

All things arise in unison. Thereby we see their return.