Other people have more than they need, I alone seem wanting.

He does not seek power - yet people follow him.

Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man's tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.

Free from desire, you realize the mystery.

The words of truth are always paradoxical. To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.

He who regards the world as he does the fortune of his own body can govern the world. He who loves the world as he does his own body can be entrusted with the world.

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