Luck implies an absolute absence of any principle.

The knowledge of the ancients reached the highest point-the time before anything existed. This is the highest point. It is exhaustive. There is no adding to it.

He who knows he is a fool is not the biggest fool; He who knows he is confused is not in the worst confusion.

Where can I find a man who has forgotten words, so I can have a few words with him?

Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature.

When an archer shoots for enjoyment, he has all his skill; when he shoots for a brass buckle, he gets nervous; when he shoots for a prize of gold, he begins to see two targets.

Do not struggle. Go with the flow of things, and you will find yourself at one with the mysterious unity of the Universe.