Laozi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

"Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy."

"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."

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

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

"From wonder into wonder existence opens."

"To lead people walk behind them."

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

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

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

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

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

"Be the chief but never the lord."

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

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

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

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

"The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days."

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

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

"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."

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

"In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present."

"Silence is a source of great strength."

"All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small."

"He who talks more is sooner exhausted."

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

"Great acts are made up of small deeds."

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