A violent wind does not last for a whole morning.

The best way to carve is not to split.

I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.

A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.

In the Universe the difficult things are done as if they were easy.

Behave simply and hold on to purity.

Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he shines forth; from self-assertion, therefore he is distinguished; from self-glorification, therefore he has merit; from self-exaltation, therefore he rises superior to all. Inasmuch as he does not strive, there is no one in the world who can strive with him.