"The true man of Tao lives in the world, but is not of the world."

"The sage is like a mirror. He does not welcome things, nor does he usher them away. He responds to them but does not store them. Therefore, he can triumph over things and not be injured."

"The torch of doubt is lit at the moment of our birth and is not extinguished until the moment of our death."

"The mind of the perfect man is like a mirror. It grasps nothing, it refuses nothing, it receives but does not keep."

"I dreamed I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was myself. Soon I awoke, and t…"