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

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

Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.

Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without.

Easy is right. Begin right, and you will be easy. Continue easy and you are right... The right way to go easy is to forget the right way, and forget that the going is easy.

We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away.