"When the people are ignorant, they are easy to control."

"The sage, because he does not contend, is therefore without reproach."

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."

"The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth."

"The sage wears coarse clothes and carries jewels in his bosom."