"Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor is it otherwise."
-Alan Watts

"Water which is too pure has no fish."
-Ts'ai Ken T'an

"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."

-Confucius

"No thought, no reflection, no analysis, no cultivation, no intention; let it settle itself."
-Tilopa