Laozi — "The sage wears rough clothing and holds the jewel in his heart."

"Seal the openings, shut the doors, and until your last day you will not be exhausted. Widen the openings, interfere, and until your last day you will not be safe."

"To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day."

"When the great Tao is lost, there is 'benevolence' and 'righteousness'."

"Governing a large country is like frying a small fish."

"The more prohibitions there are, the poorer the people become. The more sharp weapons the people have, the more troubled the state becomes. The more cunning and skill man possesses, the more peculiar …"