All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.

Thorn bushes grow where armies have camped.

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.

When taxes are too high, people go hungry. When the government is too intrusive, people lose their spirit. Act for the people's benefit. Trust them; leave them alone.

To the good I would be good; to the not-good I would also be good, in order to make them good.

The Tao principle is what happens of itself.

. . . integral wisdom involves a direct participation in every moment: the observer and the observed are dissolved in the light of pure awareness, and no mental concepts or attitudes are present to dim that light.