There is nothing softer and weaker than water, and yet there is nothing better for attacking hard and strong things.
In the Universe the difficult things are done as if they were easy.
Rituals are the end of fidelity and honesty, and the beginning of confusion.
Distortion upon distortion: . . . the more one uses the mind, the more confused one becomes.
The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.
They can see their neighbors. Roosters and dogs can be heard from there. Still, they will age and die without visiting one another.