"The more you know, the less you understand."

"Those who have the courage to dare will perish. Those who have the courage not to dare will live."

"Therefore the sage manages affairs without doing anything, and conveys his instructions without the use of speech."

"The highest virtue does nothing. Yet, nothing needs to be done. The lowest virtue does everything. Yet, much remains to be done."

"If a nation is to be great, it must be like a great river, it must flow freely in every direction."