If you correct your mind the rest of your life will fall into place.

The sage seeks freedom from desire. He does not collect precious things. He learns not to hold on to ideas. He brings men back to what they have lost.

If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.

To be worn out is to be renewed.

As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it.

He does not feel pity for himself - thus he can successfully develop.

Do nondoing, strive for nonstriving, savor the flavorless, regard the small as important, make much of little, repay enmity with virtue; plan for difficulty when it is still easy, do the great while it is still small. The most difficult things in the world must be done while they are easy; the greatest things in the world must be done while they are small.