Worry is an addiction that interferes with compassion.

Once you have seen the face of God, you see the same face on everyone you meet.

You may be capable of great things, But life consists of small things.

We need faith, not because there are beings who will punish us or reward us, but because gods are a wonderful way of describing things that are happening to us.

The follower of Tao is always flexible and adaptable to circumstance.

A tree uses what comes its way to nurture itself. By sinking its roots deeply into the earth, by accepting the rain that flows towards it, by reaching out to the sun, the tree perfects its character and becomes great. ... Absorb, absorb, absorb. That is the secret of the tree.

Whether we remain the ash or become the phoenix is up to us.