There is a beginning. There is no beginning of that beginning ... There is something. There is nothing.

The right way to go easy is to forget the right way.

Do not seek fame. Do not make plans. Do not be absorbed by activities. Do not think that you know. Be aware of all that is and dwell in the infinite. Wander where there is no path. Be all that heaven gave you, but act as though you have received nothing. Be empty, that is all.

Luck implies an absolute absence of any principle.

The man who has some respect for his person keeps his carcass out of sight, hides himself as perfectly as he can.

Birth is not the beginning, Death is not the end.

True men" ... are strong willed, have dignity in their demeanor, serenity in their expression. They are cool like autumn, warm like spring. Their passions arise like the four seasons, in harmony with the ten thousand creatures, and no one knows their limits.