"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."

"A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving."

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."

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

"When the Master governs, the people are hardly aware that he exists. Next best is a leader who is loved. Next, one who is feared. The worst is one who is despised."