"If a man is crossing a river and an empty boat collides with his own skiff, even though he be a bad-tempered man, he will not get angry. But if there is someone in the other boat, he will shout at him…"

"The one who knows he is a fool is not a great fool."

"Life is the companion of death, and death is the beginning of life. Who knows their cycles? Life's transformation to death, and death's transformation to life are like the changing of the seasons."

"When you are born, you are soft and weak; when you die, you are hard and stiff. When plants are alive, they are soft and tender; when they are dead, they are dry and brittle. Therefore, the soft and w…"

"To forget the whole world is to be a true wanderer. To forget the whole world is to find the Way."