A great nation is like a great man:When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.Having realized it, he admits it.Having admitted it, he corrects it.He considers those who point out his faultsas his most benevolent teachers.He thinks of his enemyas the shadow that he himself casts.

If you are at peace, you are living in the present.

Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.

If people do not revere the Law of Nature It will adversely affect them. If they accept It with knowledge and reverence, It will accommodate them with balance and harmony.

Worlds and particles, bodies and beings, time and space: All are transient expressions of the Tao.

He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.