A follower of the Way (Tao) loses something each day. Loss after loss until arriving at Non Action (Wu Wei).

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.

Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.

Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.

Perhaps as they say in science love is a reaction, and in art, it is a heart, but for me, love is simply you.

And, certainly to him Life itself was the first, the greatest, of the arts, and for it all the other arts seemed to be but a preparation.

Understanding moulds the life of a man and governs it.

The defeat of your enemy lies within the peace of your heart and the humbleness of your thoughts.

It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.

You know what they call the fellow who finishes last in his medical school graduating class? They call him 'Doctor.'

Do you get the anger that is out here?

Guilt didn't put any butter on the bread of life.

Then it was this big thing. She was like, 'I never want to see you again', and I was like, 'Fine. Okay? Fine. Then get some special goggles.

When every day seems the same, it is because we have stopped noticing the good things that appear in our lives.