Laozi

"The snow falls each winter and melts each spring, yet people are never ready."

"When nothing is done, nothing remains undone. The world is ruled by letting things take their course."

"Yield and overcome; bend and be straight; empty and be full; wear out and be new."

"The Master leads by emptying people's minds and filling their cores."

"At the center of your being you have the answer."

"To see things in the seed, that is genius."

"When you accept yourself, the whole world accepts you."

"A man with wisdom is strong; a man with strength is mighty; a man with mightiness yields to others."

"The snow is perfect, but humans are not. That is what makes the snow perfect."

"Seek not, and you shall find."

"Keep your tongue within your teeth."

"Returning is the motion of the Tao."

"The path to wisdom passes through experience."

"Let your inner light guide you, not the opinions of others."

"The greater the understanding, the less words are needed."

"Concentrate on the journey, not the destination."

"There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent."

"Men at their birth are supple and flexible, but in death they are hard and insensitive."

"All things have their completion in themselves."

"The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be."

"Throw away holiness and wisdom, and people will be a hundred times happier."

"In every concealment there is also a disclosure."

"Good fortune and bad fortune are twins."

"Ambition and desire are the source of chaos."

"Not knowing when to stop is to invite trouble."

"Respond to aggression without aggression."

"The real secret of success is sincerity."

"If you would take, you must first give."

"Simplicity in words reflects simplicity in thought."

"The Master has no mind of his own; his mind is the mind of his people."