The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.

To joy in conquest is to joy in the loss of human life.

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.

The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.

Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.

ALL things in Nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfil their functions and make no claim.

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.