An ancient gnarled tree: Too fibrous for a logger's saw, Too twisted to fit a carpenter's square, Outlasts the whole forest.

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.

Who you are is always right.

When it is time to part, then it is time to part. There should be no regrets. The beauty of marriage is like the fleeting perfection of a snowflake.

If you have a good idea, use it so that you will not only accomplish something, but so that you can make room for new ones to flow into you.

There is no language of the holy. The sacred lies in the ordinary.

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