Seek not happiness too greedily and be not fearful of happiness.

Yield and overcome; Bend and be straight; Empty and be full; Wear out and be new; Have little and gain; Have much and be confused. ...The ancients say, "Yield and overcome." Is that an empty saying? Be really whole, And all things will come to you.

There are many paths to enlightenment. Be sure to take the one with a heart.

Is not the space between Heaven and Earth like a bellows? It is empty, but lacks nothing. The more it moves, the more comes out of it.

When you are sick of your sickness you will cease to be sick.

All things in nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfill their function and make no claim. All things alike do their work, and then we see them subside. When they have reached their bloom, each returns to its origin. . . . This reversion is an eternal law. To know that law is wisdom.

The truly wise are content to be last. They are, therefore, first. They are indifferent to themselves. They are, therefore self-confident.