"Great, it passes on (in constant flow)...." - Quote by Lao Tzu

“Those who praise victory relish manslaughter. Those who relish manslaughter cannot reach their goals in the world.”

“The one who does not honor the teacher and the one who does not honor the task, although ever so knowledgeable, they are confused.”

“A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.”

“You cannot go into the same water twice.”

“The mind is the most capricious of insects — flitting, fluttering.”

“Three weeks ago, he’d seen hail fall from the sky, only to be followed minutes later by a spectacular rainbow that seemed to frame the azalea bushes. The colors, so vivid they seemed almost alive, made him think that nature sometimes sends us signs, that it’s important to remember that joy can always follow despair. But a moment later, the rainbow had vanished and the hail returned, and he realized that joy was sometimes only an illusion.”

“The state of presence is the only state in which creative energy is available to you.”

“This poetry. I never know what I'm going to say.”

“There's a surge, there's a kind of energy field that says, 'I'm in my groove, I'm in my groove.' and nobody has to tell you, 'You go, girl,' because you know you're already gone.”