"We hammer wood for a house, but..." - Quote by Lao Tzu

“A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind. Thus by nature's own decree, the soft and gentle are triumphant.”

“Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory. - Diane Arbus By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.”

“Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe.”

“A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.”

“Movement will fail sooner than usefulness.”

“As with all children, the feeling that I was useful was perhaps the greatest joy I experienced.”

“A person dies, or something you had identified with completely is gone. Your home goes up in flames. There is extreme pain at first. But whenever a form dissolves, which is called "death," what remains is an opening into emptiness.”

“"That's sad," said Montag, quietly, "because all we put into it is hunting and finding and killing. What a shame if that's all it can ever know."”

“When you can no longer feel the life that you are, you are likely to try to fill up your life with things.”