Lao Tzu

“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.”

“When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty, there arises the recognition of ugliness.”

“Therefore the sage acts without action, teaches without teaching.”

“When you are content to be simply yourself, everyone will respect you.”

“Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still.”

“Returning is the motion of the Tao. Yielding is the way of the Tao.”

“All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being.”

“When the wise hear of the Tao, they practice it diligently.”

“When the average hear of the Tao, they doubt it. When the foolish hear of the Tao, they laugh out loud.”

“Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.”

“He who knows enough is enough will always have enough.”

“True words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not true.”

“Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”

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

“A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.”

“A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.”

“Treat those who are good with goodness. And also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained.”

“Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.”