Laozi

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

"When you are content to be simply yourself, you stand tall."

"The Master welcomes both success and failure."

"To know yourself is to know the universe."

"Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness."

"The more you own, the more it owns you."

"By letting go, all things come to you."

"The Master acts without action and accomplishes without accomplishment."

"Seek harmony, not for yourself but for all."

"The uncarved block is infinitely more valuable than what we make of it."

"Do nothing and nothing remains undone."

"The sage knows that all things are interconnected."

"Forget yourself and you will remember everything."

"The Master serves without thought of service."

"Water is the most yielding of all things, yet it conquers the hardest."

"Expectation is the root of all suffering."

"The greatest art lies in knowing what to leave unsaid."

"To hold is to lose; to release is to possess."

"The Master's students become his teachers."

"Life is a balance between holding on and letting go."

"Genuine friendship requires no words."

"The Master never complains about his circumstances."

"In success and failure, the Master finds the same peace."

"The body dies but the spirit remains eternal."

"Creativity arises from emptiness, not fullness."

"The most powerful leader is one who listens."

"Fear and courage are two sides of the same coin."

"Health is a state of complete harmony with nature."

"The Master asks questions rather than provides answers."

"Time is the space between what was and what will be."