Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Love them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. But with the best leaders, when the work is done, the task accomplished, the people will say 'We have done this ourselves.

— Lao Tzu

Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.

— Lao Tzu

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

— Lao Tzu

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend.

— Lao Tzu

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

— Lao Tzu

Heaven's net is wide, but its mesh is fine

— Lao Tzu

Heaven’s Tao is impartial, yet those who follow its compassionate waybill always be nourished

— Lao Tzu

He who acts, spoils; he who grasps, lets slip.

— Lao Tzu

He who conquers others is strong He who conquers himself is mighty.

— Lao Tzu

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

— Lao Tzu