Lao Tzu

"If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees."

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

"We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness insidethat holds whatever we want.We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner spacethat makes it livable.We work with being, but non-being is what we use."

"If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees."

"In the end,The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go."

"Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here."

"We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness insidethat holds whatever we want.We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner spacethat makes it livable.We work with being, but non-being is what we use."

"A good traveler leaves no tracks. Good speech lacks fault-finding."

"Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it."

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."

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

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."

"Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy."

"We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness insidethat holds whatever we want.We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner spacethat makes it livable.We work with being, but non-being is what we use."

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."

"We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness insidethat holds whatever we want.We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner spacethat makes it livable.We work with being, but non-being is what we use."

"Great acts are made up of small deeds."

"The past has no power to stop youfrom being present now.Only your grievance aboutthe past can do that.What is grievance?The baggage of oldthought and emotion."

"In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present."

"He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love."