When the heart is right, "for" and "against" are forgotten.

The non-action of the wise man is not inaction. It is not studied. It is not shaken by anything. The sage is quiet because he is not moved, not because he wills to be quiet. . . . Joy does all things without concern. For emptiness, stillness, tranquillity, tastelessness, silence, and non-action are the root of all things.

A battering ram can knock down a city wall, but it cannot stop a hole. Different things have different uses.

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

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.

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

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