The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas. Tolerant like the sky, all-pervading like sunlight, firm like a mountain, supple like a tree in the wind, he has no destination in view and makes use of anything life happens to bring his way.

Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.

The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. The more weapons you have, the less secure people will be. The more subsidies you have, the less self reliant people will be.

If people are not afraid of dying, why threaten them with death?

The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.

I have no desire to desire, and people become like the uncarved wood by themselves.

Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.