All things in nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfill their function and make no claim. All things alike do their work, and then we see them subside. When they have reached their bloom, each returns to its origin. . . . This reversion is an eternal law. To know that law is wisdom.

Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves.

The skillful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels.

He who knows how to be aggressive, and yet remains patient, becomes a receptacle for all of Nature's lessons.

Trustable words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not trustable.

Be empty. Be still. Just watch everything come and go. This is the way of Nature.

Who can rest until the moment of action?