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.

If you never assume importance, you never lose it.

By moderation one can be generous.

He who walks on tip-toe does not walk on solid ground.

Approach your own inner life with a loving quality that accepts who you are without trying to change who you are.

In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.

There is no illusion great than fear.