Laozi — "The Way is ever without action, yet nothing is left undone."

"Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt."

"The more prohibitions there are, the poorer the people will be. The more sharp weapons the people have, the more trouble there will be in the country. The more clever and skillful man is, the more str…"

"When the best student hears the Tao, he practices it diligently. When the average student hears the Tao, he is half-hearted. When the worst student hears the Tao, he laughs out loud. If he did not lau…"

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

"He who is attached to things will suffer much."