Nothing on earth is so weak and yielding as water, but for breaking down the firm and strong it has no equal.

Distortion upon distortion: . . . the more one uses the mind, the more confused one becomes.

Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.

Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment; Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self needs strength.

No thought, no action, no movement, total stillness: only thus can one manifest the true nature and law of things from within and unconsciously, and at last become one with heaven and earth.

The one who does not stray away from her/his nature will live long.

The truth often sounds paradoxical.