"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."

"When the great Tao is abandoned, there is humanity and righteousness. When wisdom and intelligence appear, there is great hypocrisy."

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

"The sage puts his own person last, and yet is found in the foremost place."

"No thought, no action, no movement, total stillness: only thus can one manifest the true nature and law of things... and at last become one with heaven and earth."