A skillful commander is not overbearing. A skillful fighter does not become angry. A skillful conqueror does not compete with people. One who is skillful in using men puts himself below them. This is called the strength to use men. This is called matching Heaven, The highest principle of old.

Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength

Clay is used to make vases, but it is the emptiness they contain that makes them useful.

A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth.

. . . integral wisdom involves a direct participation in every moment: the observer and the observed are dissolved in the light of pure awareness, and no mental concepts or attitudes are present to dim that light.

Do not fear the aging of the body for it is the body's way of seeking the root.

If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees.