He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.

That which offers no resistance, overcomes the hardest substances.

In the Way of Heaven, there is no partiality of love; it is always on the side of the good man.

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

When the Way governs the world, the proud stallions drag dung carriages. When the Way is lost to the world, war horses are bred outside the city.

He who controls the past controls the future.

The wise stand out because they see themselves as part of the Whole. They shine because they don't want to impress. They achieve great things because they don't look for recognition. Their wisdom is contained in what they are, not their opinions. They refuse to argue, so no-one argues with them.