Kind words elicit trust. Kind thoughts create depth. Kind deeds bring love.
The wise man puts himself last and finds himself first.
You cannot know the body by studying the finger, and you cannot understand the universe by learning one science.
Simple, like uncarved wood.
My teachings are easy to understand and easy to put into practice. Yet your intellect will never grasp them, and if you try to practice them, you'll fail. My teachings are older than the world. How can you grasp their meaning? If you want to know me, look inside your heart.
People turn their eyes and ears to him (the sage), and the sage cares for them like his own children.