Lao Tzu

“Great acts are made up of small deeds.”

“The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.”

“I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.”

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

“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.”

“When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'”

“Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.”

“Be the chief but never the lord.”

“If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.”

“Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.”

“If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.”

“From caring comes courage.”

“If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants.”

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”