"Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt."

"The wise man's food is that which nourishes, not that which pleases the eye."

"Although he travels all day, the sage never loses sight of his luggage carts."

"The Tao is always at ease. It is still, yet it moves the world."

"To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day."