The fact is that those who do not see themselves but who see others, who fail to grasp of themselves but who grasp others, take possession of what others have but fail to possess themselves. they are attracted to what others enjoy but fail to find enjoyment in themselves.

Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.

One whose inner being is fixed upon such greatness emits a Heavenly glow. Even though he has this Heavenly glow, others will see him as just a man. Someone who has reached this point will begin to be consistent.

Let everything be allowed to do what it naturally does, so that its nature will be satisfied.

The true man of the past waited upon Heaven when dealing with people and did not wait upon people when dealing with Heaven.

The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor of the whole world.

The sage embraces things. Ordinary men discriminate amongst them and parade their discriminations before others. So I say; those who discriminate, fail to see.