LAO TZU

"If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it."

"A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live."

"He is free from self- display, and therefore he shines."

"The past has no power to stop you from being present now."

"Time is a created thing. To say I don't have time, is like saying, I don't want to."

"The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms."

"Men are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry."

"The best fighter is never angry."

"There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent."

"Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world."

"If you are untrustworthy, people will not trust you."

"One who is too insistent on his own views finds few to agree with him."

"To see things in the seed, that is genius."

"Music in the soul can be heard by the universe."

"Avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men."

"Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."

"Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing."

"Great acts are made up of small deeds."

"Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity."

"Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear."

"When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready. The teacher will Disappear."

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."