"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be"
"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you"
"How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?"
"If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence"
"To see things in the seed, that is genius"
"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"
"One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him"
"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 softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world"
"He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted"
"Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself"
"Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good"
"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"
"Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it"
"Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it"
"From wonder into wonder existence opens"
"From caring comes courage"
"For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions"
"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"
"He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty"
"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"
"Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens"
"All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small"
"A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar"
