Wisdom of the Tao
Chapter 1
"The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The unnamable is the eternally real. Naming is the origin of all particular things."
Chapter 8
"The highest goodness is like water. Water nourishes all things without trying to. It is content with low places that people disdain. Thus it is like the Tao."
Chapter 16
"Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return. Each separate being in the universe returns to the common source. Returning to the source is serenity."
Chapter 33
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. He who knows he has enough is rich."
Chapter 81
"True words are not elegant; elegant words are not true. Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their point are not wise. The Master has no possessions. The more he does for others, the happier he is."
"To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; not to realize that you do not understand is a defect."
— Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching