"The purpose of a fish trap is to catch fish, and when the fish are caught, the trap is forgotten. The purpose of a rabbit snare is to catch rabbits, and when the rabbits are caught, the snare is forgo…"

"A monkey trainer tells his monkeys that he will give them three nuts in the morning and four in the evening. The monkeys are outraged. So the trainer changes course. He offers the monkeys four in the …"

"The fish trap exists because of the fish; once you’ve gotten the fish, you can forget the trap."

"To be able to keep the mind from being swayed by the winds of change, this is what I call joy."

"The sage embraces things as they are, and does not contend with them."