Misery is what happiness rests upon. Happiness is what misery lurks beneath.
The best way to carve is not to split.
A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind. Thus by nature's own decree, the soft and gentle are triumphant.
Practice not-doing and everything will fall into place.
Without opening your door, you can open your heart to the world. Without looking out your window, you can see the essence of the Tao. The more you know, the less you understand. The Master arrives without leaving, sees the light without looking, achieves without doing a thing.
Free from desire, you realize the mystery.