Lao Tzu

"Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides."

"The usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness."

"If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it."

"The snow in winter is the sleep of good earth."

"Great acts are made up of small deeds."

"Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner."

"If you realize that all things are of one body, you may begin to love them."

"Forget safety. Live where you fear to live."

"When you have nothing to lose, you have everything to gain."

"An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox."

"The rigid tree breaks in the wind; the supple tree bends and lives."

"Flow like water."

"A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving."

"Help people achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours."

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

"Knowing how to yield is knowing how to triumph."

"The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain."

"Virtue is not lost when it is rewarded."

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

"The flame that burns brightest has the shortest life."

"By letting it go it all gets done."

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes."

"The best fighters are never angry."

"Your mind is like this water, my friend."

"Everything flows out and nothing abides."

"The obstacles on your path become the path."

"Because of great love, one is courageous."

"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading."

"Master the moment and you master your life."

"The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space within."