The wise person dines on something more subtle: He eats the understanding that the named was born from the unnamed, that all being flows from non-being, that the describable world emanates from an indescribable source.

Being satisfied with little, you can gain much. Seeking much you will go astray. The wise heeds this precept. If it could be so with all people!

The usefulness of a pot comes from its emptiness.

In the Golden Age, Rulers were unknown. In the following age Rulers were loved and praised. Next came the age When rulers were feared. Finally the age When rulers are hated.

When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.

A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.

Why separate your spiritual life and your practical life? To an integral being, there is no such distinction.