Let people take death seriously, and not travel far.

As long as we have hope, we have direction, the energy to move, and the map to move by. We have a hundred alternatives, a thousand paths and an infinity of dreams. Hopeful, we are halfway to where we want to go; hopeless, we are lost forever.

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple.

Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend.

If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.

Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.

My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription; not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When you get there, quiet your mind and close your mouth. Don't analyze the Tao. Strive instead to live it: silently, undividedly, with your whole harmonious being.