Your name or your body, what is dearer? Your body or your wealth, what is worthier?

When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.

If you tell me, I will listen. If you show me, I will see. If you let me experience, I will learn!

A good traveler leaves no tracks. Good speech lacks fault-finding.

True words aren't eloquent; eloquent words aren't true. Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their point aren't wise. The Master has no possessions. The more he does for others, the happier he is. The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is. The Tao nourishes by not forcing. By not dominating, the Master leads.

The moment truth is asserted, it becomes false.

The subtlest of subtleties, this is the gateway to all mysteries.