Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.
The skillful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels.
Stillness overcomes heat.
Clay is moulded to make a vessel, but the utility of the vessel lies in the space where there is nothing. . . . Thus, taking advantage of what is, we recognize the utility of what is not.