Seal the openings, shut the doors, dull the sharpness, untie the knots, dim the light, become one with the dust. This is called the profound union.

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.

The sound of her voice was so pretty, it almost disguised the ugliness of her words.

Be fair, just and kind.

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

Once destroyed, nature's beauty cannot be repurchased at any price

I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin's death as George Zimmerman was.

I find the light and work it, work it, work it.

My heart… It feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it’s trying to escape because it doesn’t belong to me any more. It belongs to you.

The indigenous population is not responsible [for rising HIV infection rates]. It is the foreigners that we have to focus on.

It's my rule never to lose me temper till it would be detrimental to keep it.

The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted.