Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.

He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a scholar.

Heaven does without doing through its purity, Earth does without doing through its calmness.

The Tao is in all things, in their divisions and their fullness. What I dislike about divisions is that they multiply, and what i dislike about multiplication is that it makes people want to hold fast to it. So people go out and forget to return, seeing little more than ghosts.

The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you've gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you've gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning. Once you've gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him?

Never admire a man by his strength; judge him in how he uses it- A way is made by walking it

All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility.