Lao-Tzu

It is wealth to be content.

Having given all he had He then is very rich indeed.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

A terrace nine stories high begins with a pile of earth.

Knowing others is wisdom knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

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

He who has not faith in others shall find no faith in them.

Love is of all passions the strongest for it attacks simultaneously the head the heart and the senses.

Nature is not human-hearted.

To lead the people walk behind them.

As for the best leaders the people do not notice their existence. The next best the people honour and praise. The next the people fear and the next the people hate. When the best leader's work is done the people say 'we did it ourselves!'

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

Manifest plainness Embrace simplicity Reduce selfishness Have few desires.

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

The way to do is to be.

He who is contented is rich.

He who has no faith in others shall find no faith in them.

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