Practice non-action. Work without doing.

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.

Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

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

One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.

Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.

Kant takes a free will to be a being or substance with the power to cause a state of the world (or a whole series of such states) spontaneously or from itself.

In a democracy it is necessary that people should learn to endure having their sentiments outraged.

The Righteous Brothers were purely rhythm and blues, black music.

Of course sportsmen and women are not only great role models, they are great fashion models too, as they are at the peak of physical perfection.

I’m not sure I could trust a man who would bypass an Oreo in favor of vanilla wafers. It’s a fundamental character flaw, possibly a sign of true evil.

My nervous system is enfeebled, only work in oils can sustain me.

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

the inventor of the plow did more good than the maker of the first rosary - because, say what you will, plowing is better than praying.