Nature as only a few words Strong winds do not last very long Nor does hard rain If nature's words are shore, why shouldn't those of man?...

Give up yourself and you become whole Bend and you will straighten Be empty and you will be filled Decay and you will be renewed Want and...

Harmony only happens in following the Tao The Tao is without form or expression But it contains all forms and expressions The Tao is...

What is the difference between agreement and disagreement? What is the difference between what is beautiful and what is ugly? What is the...

If knowledge and wisdom are abolished Then people will benefit a hundredfold When the class hierarchies are abolished Then harmonious...

The best rulers are hardly known by their subjects The next best are loved and praised After these are those who are feared The next are...

Empty the self sincerely Embrace perfect peace The world will rise and ebb Watch it return to rest All the sown seeds will return to...

The knowing possess understanding So deep they cannot be understood Cautious as one crosses thin ice Careful as when one is surrounded by...

We look but do not see We listen but do not hear We grasp but cannot touch it It is called elusive. At dawn it does not lighten At dusk...

Compliments and jeers are two sides of the same coin For they both sustain and enliven The ego, our image, our perception of ourselves...