"He who knows what is in nature and what is in man will not be entangled by what is in nature; he will not be entangled by what is in man. He will not be entangled by what is in nature and what is in m…"

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

"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…"

"You are not I. How do you know I don't know the happiness of fish?"

"Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness."