The biggest in the world is small in its beginning.

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

Without going outside, you may know the whole world!

Holding on to the weak is called strength.

There is nothing softer and weaker than water, and yet there is nothing better for attacking hard and strong things.

Excellent soldiers are not furious.

If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. The Master leads by emptying people's minds and filling their cores, by weakening their ambition and toughening their resolve. He helps people lose everything they know, everything they desire, and creates confusion in those who think that they know. Practice not-doing, and everything will fall into place.