A frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean.

The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.

When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world is transformed.

The mind remains undetermined in the great Void. Here the highest knowledge is unbounded. That which gives things their thusness cannot be delimited by things. So when we speak of 'limits', we remain confined to limited things. The limit of the unlimited is called 'fullness.' The limitlessness of the limited is called 'emptiness.' Tao is the source of both. But it is itself neither fullness nor emptiness

The ultimate happiness is doing nothing.

When I talk about having good hearing, I don't mean just listening, but listening to yourself. When I talk about good eyesight, I don't mean just looking, but looking at yourself.

To have attained to the human form is a source of joy... What an incomparable bliss it is to undergo these countless transitions.