Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.

Hear no evil. See no evil. Speak no evil.

The value of teaching without words and accomplishing without action is understood by few in the world.

The Tao is always at ease. It overcomes without competing, answers without speaking a word, arrives without being summoned, accomplishes without a plan. Its net covers the whole universe. And though its meshes are wide, it doesn't let a thing slip through.

The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.

He who holds on to the Way seeks no excess. Since he lacks excess, he can grow old in no need to be renewed.

Praise of power leads to weakness; Love of things leads to loss; The wise one leads by filling people's hearts; He destroys illusion and disturbs those who believe they are wise; He does nothing yet everything happens.