Searching for precious goods leads astray.

The perfect square lacks corners.

Harmony is called the eternal. Knowing the eternal is called clarity.

Take care with the end as you do with the beginning

True words are not pleasing. Pleasing words are not true.

If the majority doesn't laugh at you, beware that you must be saying something wrong. When the majority thinks you are a fool, only then is there some possibility of you being a wise man.

The sense organs, which are limited in scope and ability, randomly gather information. This partial information is arranged into judgments, which are based on previous judgments, which are usually based on someone else's foolish ideas. These false concepts and ideas are then stored in a highly selective memory system.