1. “Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.”

Ludwig Wittgenstein

2. “Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more scared than simply breathing, religious robed no more spiritual than work clothes.”

3. “To see things in the seed, that is genius.”

4. “Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.”

5. “Whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. What is soft is strong.”

6. “Become totally empty. Quiet the restlessness of the mind. Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness.”

7. “Great acts are made up of small deeds.”

8. “Just remain in the center; watching. And then forget that you are there.”

9. “Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.”

10. “Taoism has no rules. It's a suggestion for perceiving life in its wholeness, without unnecessary categorization, yet enjoying the beauty of categorization.”

Frederick Lenz

11. “The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.”

12. “Act without expectation.”

13. “Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.”

14. “To hold, you must first open your hand. Let go.”

15. “Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.”

16. “The strongest people know how to let go.”

17. “Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.”

18. “The hard and mighty lie beneath the ground while the tender and weak dance on the breeze above.”

19. “He is free from self- display, and therefore he shines.”

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

21. “True words are not fancy. Fancy words are not true. The good do not debate. Debaters are not good.”

22. “Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.”

23. “An over sharpened sword cannot last long.”

24. “Be like water.”

25. “Only he who has no use for the empire is fit to be entrusted with it.”

Zhuangzi

26. “Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.”

27. “An ocean of ink in a single drop, trembling at the tip of my brush. Poised above stark white paper, a universe waits for existence.”

28. “Let it be still, and it will gradually become clear.”

29. “Take care with the end as you do with the beginning.”

30. “There is a time to live and a time to die but never to reject the moment.”

31. “Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.”

32. “It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.”

Mahatma Gandhi

33. “Free from desire, you realize the mystery caught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.”

34. “The Spirit Tower has its guardian, but unless it understands who its guardian is, it cannot be guarded.”

Zhuangzi

35. “The way to do is to be.”

36. “If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.”

37. “Respond to anger with virtue. Deal with difficulties while they are still easy. Handle the great while it is still small.”

38. “Not seeking, not expecting, she is present, and can welcome all things.”

39. “Using order to deal with the disorderly, using calm to deal with the clamorous, is mastering the heart.”

Sun Tzu

40. “Composure is the ruler of instability.”

41. “To know that you do not know is the best. To think you know when you do not is a disease. Recognizing this disease as a disease is to be free of it.”

42. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”

43. “A skillful soldier is not violent, an able fighter does not rage, a mighty conqueror does not give battle, a great commander is a humble man.”

44. “If you search everywhere, yet cannot find what you are seeking, it is because what you seek is already in your possession.”

45. “Trying to control the future is like trying to take the master carpenter's place. When you handle the master carpenter's tools, chances are that you'll cut your hand.”

46. “There are few in the world who attain to the teaching without words, and the advantage arising from non-action.”

47. “Loss is not as bad as wanting more.”

48. “He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.”

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

50. “The master observes the world but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. He prefers what is within to what is without.”

51. “When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.”