Power said to the world, “You are mine.” The world kept it prisoner on her throne. Love said to the world, “I am thine.” The world gave it the freedom of her house.

权威对世界说道：“你是我的。”世界便把威权囚禁在她的宝座下面。爱情对世界说道：“我是你的。”世界便给予爱情以在她屋内来往的自由。

The birth and death of the leaves are the rapid whirls of the eddy whose wider circles move slowly among stars.

绿叶的生与死乃是旋风的急骤的旋转，它的更广大的旋转的圈子乃是在天上繁星之间徐缓的转动。

The great earth makes herself hospitable with the help of the grass.

大地借助于绿草，显出她自己的殷勤好客。

In darkness the One appears as uniform; in the light the One appears as manifold.

在黑暗中“一”视若一体，在光亮中，“一”便视若众多。...

The scabbard is content to be dull when it protects the keenness of the sword.

刀鞘保护刀的锋利，它自己则满足于它的迟钝。

“You are the big drop of dew under the lotus leaf, I am the smaller one on its upper side, ”said the dew drop to the lake.

露珠对湖水说道：“你，是在荷叶下面的大露珠，我是在荷叶上面的较小的露珠。”

This longing is for the one who is felt in the dark, but not seen in the day.这个渴望是为了那个在黑夜里感觉得到、在大白天里却看不见的人。

The artist is the lover of Nature, therefore he is her slave and her master.

艺术家是自然的情人，所以他是自然的奴隶，也是自然的主人。

In death the many becomes one; in life the one becomes many. Religion will be one when God is dead.

在死的时候，众多合而为一，在生的时候，这“一”化而为众多。上帝死了的时候，宗教便将合而为一。

He who wants to do good knocks at the gate; he who loves finds the gate open.

那想做好人的，在门外敲着门，那爱人的，看见门敞开着。