“An ocean of ink in a single drop,Trembling at the tip of my brush.Poised above stark white paper,A universe waits for existence.”

“He who knows the masculine but keeps to the feminine,Becomes the ravine of the world.Being the ravine of the world,He dwells in constant virtue,He returns to the state of the babe.He who knows the white but keeps to the black,Becomes the model of the world.Being the model of the world,He rests in constant virtue,He returns to the infinite.He who knows glory but keeps to disgrace,Becomes the valley of the world.Being the valley of the world,He finds contentment in constant virtue,He returns to the Uncarved Block.”

“Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.”

“Shape clay into a vessel;
It is the space within that makes it useful.
Cut doors and windows for a room;
It is the holes which make it useful.
Therefore benefit comes from what is there;
Usefulness from what is not there.”

“How could a decent person ever rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men”

“Our enemies are not demons, but human beings like ourselves”

“If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.”