The ten thousand things flourish and then each returns to the root from which it came. Returning to the root is stillness. Through stillness each fulfils its destiny.

For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance.

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.

Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.

The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space within to be lived in.

Those who praise themselves do not prevail.

The man of knowledge acquires something new everyday, and the man of Tao lets go of something new every day.