There is no crime greater than having too many desires
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 46
There is no disaster greater than not being content
There is no misfortune greater than being covetous
Hence in being content, one will always have enough
A thing is sometimes added to by being diminished and diminished by being added to
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 42
The Tao gave birth to one
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 42
One gave birth to two
Two gave birth to three
And three begat the 10,000 things
The way of the Tao is to yield
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 40
One who understands others has knowledge
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 33
One who understands himself has wisdom
Good knot needs no rope and yet cannot be untied
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 27
Deliberate, as if treading over stones of a winter brook
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 15
Watchful, as if meeting danger on all sides
Reverent, as if receiving an honored guest
Selfless, like a melting block of ice
Pure, like an uncarved block of wood
Accepting, like an open valley
He who knows contentment is rich
Laozi, Tao Te Ching 33
