"Those who know when to halt are unharmed."

"The sage puts his person last and finds his person first. He treats his person as external and his person is preserved."

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

"The sage attends to the belly, and not to what he sees."

"When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad."