I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man.

Men do not mirror themselves in running water - they mirror themselves in still water. Only what is still can still the stillness of other things.

Sound intelligence promises victory in every battle.

The knowledge of the ancients reached the highest point-the time before anything existed. This is the highest point. It is exhaustive. There is no adding to it.

The whole world is incapable of judging either right or wrong. but it is certain that actionless action can judge both right and wrong.

A man who knows he is a fool is not a great fool.

The ultimate happiness is doing nothing.