Since before time and space were, the Tao is. It is beyond is and is not.

First, we must do our own personal work, then we tend the necessary work of our family, then our community, then the world.

Without going out-of-doors, one can know all he needs to know. Without even looking out of his window, one can grasp the nature of everything. Without going beyond his own nature, one can achieve ultimate wisdom. Therefore, the intelligent man knows all he needs to know without going away, And sees all he needs to see without looking elsewhere, And does all he needs to do wihout undue exertion.

I confess that there is nothing to teach: no religion, no science, no writings which will lead your mind back to Spirit. Today I speak this way, tomorrow that, but always the Path is beyond words and beyond mind.

Going on means going far, going far means returning.

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.

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