"He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know." - Lao-tse [Lao-tzu] (c604-c531 B.C.)

"He who knows others is wise; He who knows himself is enlightened." - Lao-tse [Lao-tzu] (c604-c531 B.C.)

"Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires." - Lao-tse [Lao-tzu] (c604-c531 B.C.)

"Tao invariably takes no action, and yet there is nothing left undone. Reversion is the action of Tao. Weakness is the function of Tao. All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being." - Lao-tse [Lao-tzu] (c604-c531 B.C.)

"The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world. Non-being penetrates that in which there is no space. Through this I know the advantage of taking no action." - Lao-tse [Lao-tzu] (c604-c531 B.C.)

"The spirit of the valley never dies. It is called the subtle and profound female. The gate of the subtle and profound female Is the root of Heaven and Earth. It is continuous, and seems to be always existing. Use it and you will never wear it out." - Lao-tse [Lao-tzu] (c604-c531 B.C.)

"To beget, to nourish, to beget but not to claim, to achieve but not to cherish, to be leader but not master--this is called the Mystic Virtue." - Lao-tse [Lao-tzu] (c604-c531 B.C.)

"To yield is to be preserved whole. To be bent is to become straight. To be empty is to be full. To be worn out is to be renewed. To have little is to possess. To have plenty is to be perplexed." - Lao-tse [Lao-tzu] (c604-c531 B.C.)