Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe.

If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.

Try to change it and you will ruin it. Try to hold it and you will lose it.

The Tao of the sage is work without effort.

Goodie-goodies are the thieves of virtue.

Pounding an edge to sharpness will not make it last.

Without opening your door, you can open your heart to the world. Without looking out your window, you can see the essence of the Tao. The more you know, the less you understand. The Master arrives without leaving, sees the light without looking, achieves without doing a thing.