He does not seek power - yet people follow him.

The natural laws of the universe are inviolable... what you say and do determines what happens in your life... You are the master of your life and death. What you do is what you are.

He who hoards much loses much.

Distortion upon distortion: . . . the more one uses the mind, the more confused one becomes.

If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees.

The wise leader settles for good work and then lets others have the floor.

If a country is governed with tolerance, the people are comfortable and honest. If a country is governed with repression, the people are depressed and crafty. When the will to power is in charge, the higher the ideals, the lower the results. Try to make people happy, and you lay the groundwork for misery. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice. Thus the Master is content to serve as an example and not to impose her will. She is pointed, but doesn't pierce. Straightforward, but supple. Radiant, but easy on the eyes.