He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a scholar.
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening
Birth is not the beginning, Death is not the end.
He who knows he is a fool is not the biggest fool; He who knows he is confused is not in the worst confusion.
The living all find death unpleasant; men mourn over it. And yet, what is death, but the unbending of the bow and its return to its case?
Those who follow the Tao are of clear mind. They do not load their mind with anxieties and are flexible in their adjustment to external conditions.