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

"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."

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

"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."

"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders."

"Silence is a source of great strength."

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

"The words of truth are always paradoxical."

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

"Great acts are made up of small deeds."

"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment."

"The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete."

"Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it."

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

"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step."

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

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

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

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

"The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest."

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

"The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes."

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

"Fail to honor people,they fail to honor you; but of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aims fulfilled, they will all say, 'We did this ourselves.'"

"Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment; Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self needs strength"

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

"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."

"For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance."

"To perceive things in the germ is intelligence"

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

"One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others."

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

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

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

"For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions."

"The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself."

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

"Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; And shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he is automatically involved in fear of losing his status."

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

"When armies are mobilized and issues joined, the man who is sorry over the fact will win"

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

"Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength."

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

"To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage."

"Kindness in giving creates love."

"Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself."

"He who has no faith in others shall find no faith in them"

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

"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step."

"When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder."