To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
What has no substance can penetrate what has no opening.
Thus it is that "Some things are increased by being diminished, others are diminished by being increased." What others have taught, I also teach; verily, I will make it the root of my teaching.
That which shrinks must first expand.
The greatest revelation is stillness.
The world is a sacred vessel. It should not be meddled with. It should not be owned. If you try to meddle with it you will ruin it. If you try to own it you will lose it