The liberation cannot be reached but by means of the perception of the identity of the individual spirit with the universal spirit.

High and low rest on each other.

There is no greater fault than sensual indulgence. There is no greater misfortune than malcontent. There is no greater calamity than greed.

To rule by knowledge ravages the country.

What has not yet emerged is easy to prevent.

The skillful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels.

Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it. The soft overcomes the hard; the gentle overcomes the rigid. Everyone knows this is true, but few can put it into practice. Therefore the Master remains serene in the midst of sorrow. Evil cannot enter his heart. Because he has given up helping, he is people's greatest help. True words seem paradoxical.