Lao Tzu

“Heaven's net is wide; coarse are the meshes, yet nothing slips through.”

“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.”

“Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.”

“To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.”

“To the mind that is still the whole universe surrenders and faith creates that stillness”

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

“The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long”

“To think is to create.”

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality.”

“The Way that can be told is not the eternal Way. The name that can be named is not the eternal name.”

“Watch your thoughts they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions.”

“He who is contented is rich.”

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

“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving”

“The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name.”

“Being deeply loved by family gives you strength while loving family deeply gives you courage.”

“Silence is a source of great strength”

“A good family is one that practices the Tao without knowing it.”

“The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white neither need you do anything but be yourself”

“The pine stays green in winter; wisdom is seeing that this is the nature of the pine.”

“Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.”

“If there is to be peace in the world, there must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, there must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, there must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between neighbors, there must be peace in the home. If there is to be peace in the home, there must be peace in the heart.”

“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.”