Lao Tzu

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom."

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

"In the pursuit of knowledge, every day something is acquired. In the pursuit of Tao, every day something is dropped."

"Can you coax your mind from its wandering and keep to the original oneness?"

"The usefulness of a room comes from its emptiness."

"If you realize that all things are of one body, what distance is there between you and infinity?"

"The Master's power is like this. He lets all things come and go effortlessly, without desire."

"Nature is not human-hearted, but the sage is."

"When the student is ready, the master appears."

"The Master doesn't talk, he acts. When his work is done, the people say, 'It happened naturally.'"

"Respond to anger with virtue; do not oppose force with force."

"Those who cling to their beliefs do not understand."

"The snow falls on the lake and is absorbed; this is the way of the Tao."

"Freedom is found in simplicity and detachment."

"Water is the softest substance, yet nothing is stronger."

"The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings."

"All knowledge begins with wonder."

"The Master acts without doing anything, and nothing remains undone."

"Forgetting how to dig the well does not mean the water ceases to flow."

"The more you know, the less you understand."

"Be like water: clear, flowing, formless."

"To understand what cannot be said is to approach the Tao."

"The Master has achieved nothingness and therefore everything."

"If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place."

"Kindness and hard work will accomplish more than harshness ever could."

"The more you take, the less you have. The more you give, the more you have."

"A moment of clarity is worth a thousand days of confusion."

"To deny the reality of things is to miss the point entirely."

"The Master observes the way nature handles growth and loss."

"When ambition is lost, simplicity is gained."