Returning to the source is serenity.

There is one appointed supreme executioner. Truly, trying to take the place of the supreme executioner is like trying to carve wood like a master carpenter. Of those who try to carve wood like a master carpenter, there are few who do not injure their hands.

Hold on to the center and make up your mind to rejoice in this paradise called life.

Thus it is that "Some things are increased by being diminished, others are diminished by being increased." What others have taught, I also teach; verily, I will make it the root of my teaching.

The usefulness of a pot comes from its emptiness.

The longer you travel, the less you know.

Do not fear the aging of the body for it is the body's way of seeking the root.