“As to the roaming of sages,They move in utter emptiness,Let their minds meander in the great nothingness;They run beyond conventionAnd go through where there is no gateway.They listen to the soundlessAnd look at the formless,They are not constrained by societyAnd not bound to its customs.- Lao-tzu”

“Therefore the sage, in the exercise of his government, empties their minds, fills their bellies, weakens their wills, and strengthens their bones.”

“The sage has in the world an appearance of indecision, and keeps his mind in a state of indifference to all.”

“Allow the heart to empty itself of all turmoil! Retrieve the utter tranquility of the mind from which you issued.Although all forms are dynamic,and we all grow and transform,each of us is compelled to return to our root. Our root is quietude.”

“Therefore the sage, while he never does what is great, is able on that account to accomplish the greatest things.”

“He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty" - Lao-tsu”

“Nothingness and Beingness are merely conceptions...”