"To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day."

"The greatest good is like water. Water benefits all things and does not contend."

"The highest virtue does nothing. Yet, nothing needs to be done. The lowest virtue does everything. Yet, much remains to be done."

"Therefore the sage manages affairs without doing anything, and conveys his instructions without the use of speech."

"Governing a large country is like cooking a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking."