Laozi — "The gentlest thing in the world can ride through the hardest thing in the world."

"The greatest good is like water. Water benefits all things and does not contend."

"The sage embraces the One and becomes the model of the world. He does not display himself, therefore he shines. He does not assert himself, therefore he is distinguished. He does not boast, therefore …"

"The best way to manage is to manage very little."

"No thought, no action, no movement, total stillness: only thus can one manifest the true nature and law of things... and at last become one with heaven and earth."

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."