"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."

"He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened."

"Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven."

"Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing."

"The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own."

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves."

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."

"To lead people walk behind them."

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

"Great acts are made up of small deeds."

"He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still."

"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want."

"He who is contented is rich."

"When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you."

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

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

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

"Silence is a source of great strength."

"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love."

"He who knows himself is enlightened."

"He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know."

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

"Be the chief but never the lord."

"Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy."

"He who talks more is sooner exhausted."

"If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence."

"I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures."

"By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning."

"He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty."

"From wonder into wonder existence opens."

"Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it."

"The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness."

"One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him."

"He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough."

"Music in the soul can be heard by the universe."

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."

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

"Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know."

"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you."

"The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth."

"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to."

"The best fighter is never angry."

"Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her."

"If you are depressed you are living in the past"

"A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live."

"Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner."

"Be content with what you have"

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."

"At the center of your bein"

"Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream."

"Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?"

"Silence is a source of Great Strength."

"The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long."

"Stop thinking, and end your problems."

"Manifest plainness"

"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment"

"Act without expectation."

"Knowing how to yield is strength."

"When you are at one with loss, the loss is experienced willingly."

"The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world. Through this I know the advantage of taking no action."

"The road you can talk about is not the road you can walk on."

"Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend."

"Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself."

"When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty, there arises the recognition of ugliness. When they all know the good as good, there arises the recognition of evil."

"If you do not value rare treasures, you will stop others from stealing."

"Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity."

"The difficult problems in life always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being small."

"Do you imagine the universe is agitated? Go into the desert at night and look at the stars. This practice should answer the question."

"Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose."

"A violent wind does not last for a whole morning; a sudden rain does not last for the whole day."

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

"Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to."

"Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish – too much handling will spoil it."

"The world belongs to those who let go."

"People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure."

"To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day."

"Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don’t see the self as self, what do we have to fear?"

"Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness."

"I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any."

"If the people must be ever fearful of death, then there will always be an executioner."

"When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you."

"From caring comes courage."

"Our enemies are not demons, but human beings like ourselves."

"Do not conquer the world with force, for force only causes resistance. Thorns spring up when an army passes. Years of misery follow a great victory. Do only what needs to be done without using violence."

"Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you."

"There is no disaster greater than not being content; there is no misfortune greater than being covetous."

"What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly."

"Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretches her fingers to touch the heavens."

"The master observes the world but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. He prefers what is within to what is without."

"By letting go it all gets done."

"The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long."

"If you are depressed you are living in the past."

"He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love."

"The hard and mighty lie beneath the ground."

"When there is no desire, all things are at peace."

"A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar."

"A good traveler leaves no tracks."

"If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present."

"While the tender and weak dance on the breeze above."

"To hold, you must first open your hand. Let go."

"Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe."

"Loss is not as bad as wanting more."

"Love is of all the passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses."

"Go to the people. Live with them, learn from them, love them."

"The way of heaven is to help and not harm."

"Because of a great love, one is courageous."

"Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself."

"Take care with the end as you do with the beginning."

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."

"What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out."

"The further one goes, the less one knows."

"Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here."

"The heart that gives, gathers."

"When goodness is lost there is morality."

"If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees."

"Composure is the ruler of instability."

"The Tao is nowhere to be found. Yet it nourishes and completes all things."

"Is it not through her selflessness that she is able to perfect herself?"

"When men lost their understanding of the Tao, intelligence came along, bringing hypocrisy with it."

"To be worn out is to be renewed."

"If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve."

"The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be."

"Just remain in the center; watching. And then forget that you are there."

"Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force."

"Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires."

"The way to do is to be."

"Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong."

"He who acts, spoils; he who grasps, lets slip."

"If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it."

"As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it."

"The wise man is one who knows what he does not know."

"He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much."

"If you want to know me, look inside your heart."

"One who is too insistent on his own views finds few to agree with him."

"If you want to lead them you must place yourself behind them."

"A bad man is a good man’s job."

"When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready… The teacher will disappear."

"Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear."

"If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind."

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

"The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms."

"It is better to leave a vessel unfilled, than to attempt to carry it when it is full."

"An over sharpened sword cannot last long."

"He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened."

"When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts."

"Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere."

"The Wise Man is square but not sharp, honest but not not malign, straight but not severe, bright but not dazzling."

"Not seeking, not expecting, she is present, and can welcome all things."

"He who knows he has enough is rich. Perseverance is a sign of will power. He who stays where he is endures. To die but not to perish is to be eternally present."

"To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; not to realize that you do not understand is a defect."

"Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more scared than simply breathing, religious robes no more spiritual than work clothes."

"Nature is not human hearted."

"New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings."

"There is no illusion greater than fear."

"Respond to anger with virtue. Deal with difficulties while they are still easy. Handle the great while it is still small."

"If I had just a little bit of wisdom I should walk the great path and fear only straying from it."

"Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt."