Do not strive for the shine of jade, but clatter like stone.
I have no desire to desire, and people become like the uncarved wood by themselves.
If you would take, you must first give.
Heaven and earth are ruthless, and treat the various creatures as straw dogs; the sage is ruthless, and treats others as straw dogs.
To manage your mind, know that there is nothing, and then relinquish all attachment to nothingness.
Other people are joyous, like on the feast of the ox, like on the way up to the terrace in the spring. I alone am inert, giving no sign, like a newborn baby who has not learned to smile.