Those who defeat others are strong, those who defeat themselves are mighty.

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.

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.

For knowledge, add something every day. For wisdom....subtract.

The supreme rulers are hardly known by their subjects. The lesser are loved and praised. The even lesser are feared. The least are despised.

A good calculator does not need artificial aids.

The eye with which you see God is the same eye with which God sees you; one in seeing; one in knowing; one in loving.