"The sage is not attached to forms, nor is he attached to non-forms. He is like a dragon that can transform itself into any shape."

"The true man of Tao is like an empty boat: he floats where the wind takes him, and he does not contend with the current."

"When the world praises him, he is not elated; when the world condemns him, he is not dejected."

"Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home!"

"The little understanding cannot come up to the great understanding; the short span of life cannot come up to the long span of life."