If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees.
The world's big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.
Heaven and Earth last for ever. Why do Heaven and Earth last for ever? They are unborn, so ever living. The sage stays behind, thus he is ahead. He is detached, thus at one with all. Through selfless action, he attains fulfillment.
The truth often sounds paradoxical.
Misery is what happiness rests upon. Happiness is what misery lurks beneath.