Lao Tzu

A leader is bestWhen people barely know he existsOf a good leader, who talks little,When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,They will say, __e did this ourselves.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.

He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Watch your step.

There is no illusion greater than fear.

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

...the mind is just as immeasurable as the vast universe. An integral being settles his mind just as the vast universe settles itself. He unites his mind with the unnameable Subtle Origin of the multi-universe in which there is no past, present or future. This is how an integral being deals with his mind.

The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth. The named is the mother of ten thousand things. Ever desireless, one can see the mystery. Ever desiring, one can see the manifestations. These two spring from the same source but differ in name; this appears as darkness. Darkness within darkness. The gate to all mystery.

There isa time to liveand a time to diebut never to reject the moment.

When people see some things as beautiful,other things become ugly.When people see some things as good,other things become bad.

Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.

Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.

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

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

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

There was something undifferentiated and yet complete, which existed before Heaven and Earth. Soundless and formless, it depends on nothing and does not change. It operates everywhere and is free from danger. It may be considered the mother of the universe. I do not know its name; I call it Tao.

If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.