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

I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you...

Stop thinking, and end your problems.

A good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.

Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish – too much handling will spoil it.

From of old the things that have acquired unity are these: Heaven by unity has become clear; Earth by unity has become steady; The Spirit by unity has become spiritual; The Valley by unity has...

As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it.

The best of all leaders is the one who helps people so that eventually they don’t need him.

If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.

Marriage is three parts love and seven parts forgiveness of sins.

Clay is molded to form a cup, But it is on its non-being that the utility of the cup depends. Doors and windows are cut out to make a room, But it is on its...

Without stirring abroad, one can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window one can see the way of heaven. The further one goes the less one knows.

He who knows he has enough is rich.

Because of a great love, one is courageous.

The heart that gives, gathers.

Attain complete emptiness,Hold fast to stillness.Understanding the ordinary: Mind opens.Mind opening leads to compassion,Compassion to nobility,Nobility to heavenliness,Heavenliness to TAO. TAO endures. Your body dies.There is no danger.

De wijze heeft geen onwrikbare beginselen. Hij past zich aan anderen aan.(Free translation into English: The wise man has no firm principles. He adapts to others.)

Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy

A thousand miles starts from beneath one’s feet.

Because of deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world.

He who knows others is learned; he who knows himself is wise.

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

Rushing into action, you fail.Trying to grasp things, you lose them.Forcing a project to completion,you ruin what was almost ripe.Therefore the Master takes actionby letting things take their course.He remains as calm at the end...

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend.

The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.

Advise the ruler to govern the state as one cooks a small fish – that is, don’t turn it so often in the pan that it disintegrates

Such is the essential mystery.

Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.

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

Manifest plainness,Embrace simplicity,Reduce selfishness,Have few desires.

Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one’s status in the eyes of others; And shame is fear of humiliation at one’s inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart...

He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty

To see things in the seed, that is genius.

To perceive things in the germ is intelligence