"Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny."

"As to the roaming of sages,They move in utter emptiness,Let their minds meander in the great nothingness;They run beyond conventionAnd go through where there is no gateway.They listen to the soundlessAnd look at the formless,They are not constrained by societyAnd not bound to its customs."

"One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others."

"Love is a decision - not an emotion!"

"In pursuit of knowledge, every day something is acquired. In pursuit of wisdom, every day something is dropped."

"In the end,The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go."

"If you understand others you are smart.If you understand yourself you are illuminated.If you overcome others you are powerful.If you overcome yourself you have strength.If you know how to be satisfied you are rich.If you can act with vigor, you have a will.If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting.If you die without loss, you are eternal."

"Failure is the foundation of success and the means by which it is achieved."

"To lead people walk behind them."

"If you want to govern the people,You must place yourself below them.If you want to lead people,You must learn how to follow them."

"If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence."

"Nature is not human-hearted."

"Too much thinking causes confusion and anxietybetter to stick with the simplicity of Tao."

"From caring comes courage."

"He who conquers others is strong He who conquers himself is mighty."

"Thus it is said:The path into the light seems dark,the path forward seems to go back,the direct path seems long,true power seems weak,true purity seems tarnished,true steadfastness seems changeable,true clarity seems obscure,the greatest are seems unsophisticated,the greatest love seems indifferent,the greatest wisdom seems childish.The Tao is nowhere to be found.Yet it nourishes and completes all things."

"Attain complete emptiness,Hold fast to stillness.Understanding the ordinary: Mind opens.Mind opening leads to compassion,Compassion to nobility,Nobility to heavenliness,Heavenliness to TAO. TAO endures. Your body dies.There is no danger."

"The heart that gives, gathers."

"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love."

"If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants."

"He who is contented is rich."

"The difficult problems in life always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being small."

"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders."

"Ist eine Lehre zur Satzung erstarrt, hat sie geendet."

"Heaven's net is wide, but its mesh is fine."

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."

"Lao Tzu "The key to growth is the introductionof higher dimensions of consciousnessinto our awareness."

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

"To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect."

"Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it."

"Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself."

"By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning."

"The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world."

"He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough."

"Following the Universal Way means practicing selflessness and extending virtue to the world unconditionally. In this way one not only eliminates the heavy contamination accumulated throughout many lifetimes but may also bring about the possibility of restoring one's original divine nature and become an integral being of the multi-universe."

"The slaying of multitudes should be mourned with sorrow. A victory should be celebrated with the funeral rite."

"When there is silence one finds the anchor of the universe within oneself."

"He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know."

"The Way to do is to be."

"Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle."

"If the people never fear death,what is the purpose of threatening to kill them?If the people ever fear death,and I were to capture and kill those who are devious,who would dare to be so?If the people must be ever fearful of death,then there will always be an executioner.Now,To kill in place of the executionerIs likeHewing wood in place of the master carpenter;Few indeed will escape cutting their own hands!"

"The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself."

"Because of a great love, one is courageous."

"Seek not happiness too greedily and be not fearful of unhappiness."

"The more laws and restrictions there are,The poorer people become....The more rules and regulations,The more thieves and robbers."

"Failure is an opportunity.If you blame someone else,there is no end to the blame.Therefore the Masterfulfills her own obligationsand corrects her own mistakes.She does what she needs to doand demands nothing of others."

"Do you imagine the universe is agitated? Go into the desert at night and look at the stars. This practice should answer the question."

"The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own."

"Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity."

"Revere the unity of all-that-iscarry out your daily activities with compassion;if you do not limit your compassion,you yourself will not be limited."