Whatever is flexible and living will tend to grow; whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die.

We put thirty spokes to make a wheel: But it is on the hole in the center that the use of the cart hinges. We make a vessel from a lump of clay; But it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful. We make doors and windows for a room; But it is the empty spaces that make the room livable. Thus, while existence has advantages, It is the emptiness that makes it useful.

Words spoken about the Way have no taste. When looked at, there's not enough to see. When listened to, there's not enough to hear. When used, it is never exhausted.

I have three treasures that I cherish. The first is compassion. The second is moderation. The third is not claiming to be first in the world.

Going back to the origin is called peace; it means reversion to destiny. Reversion to destiny is called eternity. Those who know eternity are called enlightened.

Human being's essential nature is perfect and faultless.

The sage's Way is to act and not to contend.