Lao Tzu

"If you deprive yourself of outward things, your inner wealth will grow."

"The sage wears rough clothing and holds jade in his heart."

"To understand others is to have knowledge; to understand yourself is true wisdom."

"The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao."

"When the great Tao is forgotten, goodness and evil appear."

"Do less and accomplish more."

"Whoever is planted in the Tao will not be blown down by the wind."

"The more you have, the more you are occupied; the less you have, the more free you are."

"Rushing into action, you fail. Waiting without acting, you miss."

"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want."

"Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your blade and it will blunt."

"The rigid tree breaks in the storm; the flexible tree bends and survives."

"Others have what they need; I have the needlessness itself."

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."

"The world is nothing but a canvas for your projection."

"Health is the greatest wealth."

"In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired."

"The Master has no possessions. The more he does for others, the more he has."

"Love is the bridge between you and everything."

"When the student is ready, the teacher will appear."

"The gap between your ears is the most valuable real estate on Earth."

"Respond to rudeness with courtesy."

"The Master observes the world but trusts his inner vision."

"There is no greater sin than desire, no greater curse than discontent."

"To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease."

"The wise are not learned; the learned are not wise."

"Silence is a source of great strength."

"Water is the most perfect form of existence."

"Those who know do not speak; those who speak do not know."

"Great acts are made up of small deeds."