To conquer others is to have power, to conquer yourself is to know the way.

Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

We put thirty spokes to make a wheel: But it is on the hole in the center that the use of the cart hinges. We make a vessel from a lump of clay; But it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful. We make doors and windows for a room; But it is the empty spaces that make the room livable. Thus, while existence has advantages, It is the emptiness that makes it useful.

Those who have hardened, have a covenant with Death. Those who remain gentle are conjoined with Life.

When the hares have all been caught, the hunting dogs are cooked.

The wise stand out because they see themselves as part of the Whole. They shine because they don't want to impress. They achieve great things because they don't look for recognition. Their wisdom is contained in what they are, not their opinions. They refuse to argue, so no-one argues with them.

Act non-action; undertake no undertaking; taste the tasteless.