He lived about 100 years after Confucious and offers a highly refined view of life and living. When he writes “Nothing appears as it seems”, he challenges the reader to question and verify every belief and every assumption. Brevity was the trademark of his writing style and his writings are filled with paradoxes, which cause the mind to slow down and, at times, to even stop. Although it is nearly impossible to select just a few quotes that might fit on this page, below are some of his most insightful quotes on acceptance, presence, effort, the self, and What-Is, taken from the book, “The Lost Writings of Wu Hsin”, by Roy Melvyn.