“Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend.”

Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.

Act without expectation.

The best fighter is never angry.

The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.

Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.

Silence is a source of Great Strength.

Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace.

Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.

Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.

When there is no desire, all things are at peace.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.

Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.

When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready. The teacher will Disappear.

The road you can talk about is not the road you can walk on.

We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise.

Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident they are acting on their own free will.

The hard way builds solidly a foundation of confidence that cannot be swept away.

It was essential that I never show doubt about what I was doing.

All that weak people learn from disappointment, is less confidence in future enterprise.

Some men are tempted to violate secrecy from the uneasiness secrecy gives them, and others, merely to impress you with the extent of their confidence.

I always knew I would be successful. So there was no element of surprise.

It is not so much that I have confidence in scientists being right, but that I have so much in nonscientists being wrong.