He who steals a hook shall be hanged; while he who steals the state shall be crowned as prince.

The Tao never acts with force, yet there is nothing that it can not do.

Excellent soldiers are not furious.

Watch your thoughts, they become words.

The natural laws of the universe are inviolable... what you say and do determines what happens in your life... You are the master of your life and death. What you do is what you are.

The Master's power is like this. He lets all things come and go effortlessly, without desire. He never expects results; thus he is never disappointed. He is never disappointed; thus his spirit never grows old.

Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don't see the self as self, what do we have to fear?