"I have heaven and earth for my outer and inner coffin, the sun and moon for my pair of jade discs, the stars for my pearls, the myriad creatures for my farewell presents. Is anything missing from my f…"

"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 perfect man has no self; the spiritual man has no achievement; the true sage has no name."

"The wise man knows that the greatest joy is to have no joy."

"The sage holds to the original, and the original holds to nothing."