The best of all teachers is the one who helps people so that eventually they don't need him.

Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.

Justice has long arm.

Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.

Clay is molded to form a cup, But it is on its non-being that the utility of the cup depends. Doors and windows are cut out to make a room, But it is on its non-being that the utility of the room depends. Therefore turn being into advantage, and turn non-being into utility.

Why are the people rebellious? Because the rulers interfere too much. Therefore they are rebellious.

As restrictions and prohibitions are multiplied the people grow poorer and poorer. When they are subjected to overmuch government, the land is thrown into confusion.