When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.

Does one scent appeal more than another? Do you prefer this flavor, or that feeling? Is your practice sacred and your work profane? Then your mind is separated: from itself, from oneness, from the Tao.

In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart.

Who is there who can make muddy waters clear? But if allowed to remain still, it will gradually clear itself.

Those who understand others are clever, those who understand themselves are wise.

If Heaven and Earth are unable to persist, how could man?

Conquering others takes force, conquering yourself is true strength.