Correct becomes defect. Good becomes ominous. People's delusions have certainly lasted long.

Warriors say: I dare not be like the host, but would rather be like the guest. I dare not advance an inch, but would rather retreat a foot.

Kindness in thought leads to wisdom. Kindness in speech leads to eloquence. Kindness in action leads to love.

When superior people hear of the Way, they carry it out with diligence. When middling people hear of the Way, it sometimes seems to be there, sometimes not. When lesser people hear of the Way, they ridicule it greatly. If they didn't laugh at it, it wouldn't be the Way.

If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself, if you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.

A tree as wide as a man's embrace grows from a tiny shoot.

Use the light to return to clarity.