The True Person governs by emptying the heart of desire and filling the belly with food, weakening ambitions and strengthening bones.

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.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

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.

Can you love or guide someone without any kind of expectation?

Truly, only those who see illness as illness can avoid illness.