Clay is used to make vases, but it is the emptiness they contain that makes them useful.

Do you imagine the universe is agitated? Go into the desert at night and look out at the stars. This practice should answer the question..... The master settles her mind as the universe settles the stars in the sky. By connecting her mind with the subtle origin, she calms it. Once calmed, it naturally expands, and ultimately her mind becomes as vast and immeasurable as the night sky.

The best of all rulers is but a shadowy presence to his subjects.

If one desires to receive one must first give. This is called profound understanding.

Knowing the future is the flower of the Way, and the beginning of folly.

He who knows how to be aggressive, and yet remains patient, becomes a receptacle for all of Nature's lessons.

Learn from the people. Plan with the people. Begin with what they have. Build on what they know.