Si das pescado a un hombre hambriento, le nutres una jornada. Si le enseñas a pescar, le nutrirás toda la vida.

Un camino de mil millas comienza con un primer paso.

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

I take no action and people are reformed. I enjoy peace and people become honest. I do nothing and people become rich. I have no desires and people return to the goodand simple life

That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.

In pursuit of knowledge, every day something is acquired. In pursuit of wisdom, every day something is dropped.

Quién practica el no-obrar todo lo gobierna.

Nur derjenige, der an den Leiden leidet, wird von den Leiden befreit.

Klar sieht, wer von ferne sieht, nebelhaft, wer Anteil nimmt.

The Master, by residing in the Tao,sets an example for all beings.Because he doesn't display himself,people can see his light.Because he has nothing to prove,people can trust his words.Because he doesn't know who he is,people recognize themselves in him.Because he has no goal in mind,everything he does succeeds.