"A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step."
"Muddy water, let stand becomes clear."
"A leader is best when people barely know that he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worst when they despise him."
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."
"Wise men don't need to prove their point. Men who need to prove their point aren't wise."
"If I have even just a little sense, I will walk on the main road and my only fear will be of straying from it. Keeping to the main road is easy, but people love to be sidetracked."
"Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing."
"The sage seeks freedom from desire. He does not collect precious things. He learns not to hold on to ideas. He brings men back to what they have lost."
"A good traveler 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."
"Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of happiness."
"He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough."
"He who knows others is wise; He who know himself is enlightened."
"He who loves the world as his body may be entrusted with the empire."
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love."
"People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge."
"The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be."
"To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease."
"To have little is to possess. To have plenty is to be perplexed."
"Muddy water, let stand becomes clear."
"A leader is best when people barely know that he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worst when they despise him."
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."
"Wise men don't need to prove their point. Men who need to prove their point aren't wise."
"If I have even just a little sense, I will walk on the main road and my only fear will be of straying from it. Keeping to the main road is easy, but people love to be sidetracked."
"Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing."
"The sage seeks freedom from desire. He does not collect precious things. He learns not to hold on to ideas. He brings men back to what they have lost."
"A good traveler 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."
"Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of happiness."
"He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough."
"He who knows others is wise; He who know himself is enlightened."
"He who loves the world as his body may be entrusted with the empire."
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love."
"People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge."
"The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be."
"To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease."
"To have little is to possess. To have plenty is to be perplexed."
