. . . These are notions of the mind, which is like a knife, always chipping away at the Tao, trying to render it graspable and manageable. But that which is beyond form is ungraspable, and that which is beyond knowing is unmanageable. There is, however, this consolation: She who lets go of the knife will find the Tao at her fingertips.

Leadership is your ability to hide your panic from others.

The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space within to be lived in.

The further one goes, the less (he realizes he) one knows.

If you tell me, I will listen. If you show me, I will see. If you let me experience, I will learn!

Build up virtue, and you master all.

Throw away holiness and wisdom, and people will be a hundred times happier. Throw away morality and justice, and people will do the right thing. Throw away industry and profit, and there won't be any thieves. If these three aren't enough, just stay at the center of the circle and let all things take their course.