"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…"

"Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free."

"He who knows how to live, lives as if he were dead. He who knows how to die, dies as if he were alive."

"A duck’s legs are short, but if we try to lengthen them, the duck will feel pain."

"He who knows what is in nature and what is in man will not be entangled by what is in nature; he will not be entangled by what is in man. He will not be entangled by what is in nature and what is in m…"