Lao Tzu

"Great acts are made up of small deeds."

"Without mud, there would be no lotus flowers."

"The wheel that squeaks the loudest gets the grease."

"Death is a temporary resting place on the eternal journey."

"Those attached to money are easily enslaved by it."

"The only constant is change itself."

"To dream and not act is but imagination running wild."

"Gratitude is the gateway to a peaceful heart."

"Create, but without attachment to creation."

"The ancient masters were masters of patience."

"Struggle with problems and you strengthen them."

"True friendship is like a flowing river—natural and unforced."

"The parent who acts with unconditional love shapes the child's spirit."

"Hope is not hope when it has an object; true hope is hope in the unknown."

"Love without expectation is the highest form of love."

"The mind of the sage is like still water reflecting the moon."

"Blocks and obstacles are opportunities to grow."

"The artist must first empty himself to be filled with creation."

"In nature, there is no fear—only being."

"Science seeks to name what has always existed unnamed."

"Music is the language the universe speaks."

"Faith is knowing without knowing."

"The leader who serves is the greatest leader."

"Work with intention but without obsession."

"Dreams are the echoes of the soul."

"Humor is the ability to laugh at what frightens you."

"Beauty exists where you stop looking for it."

"The fear of death diminishes the joy of life."

"Perseverance is not forcing; it is continuing gently."

"All things return to their source in the end."