"Sincere words are not fine; fine words..." - Quote by Lao Tzu

“Thirty spokes meet in the hub. Where a wheel isn't is where it's useful. Hollowed out, clay makes a pot. Where the pots not is where it's useful. Cut doors and windows to make a room. Where the room isn't, there's room for you. So the profit in what is, is in the use of what isn't.”

“Act without doing; work without effort. Think of the small as large and the few as many. Confront the difficult while it is still easy; accomplish the great task by a series of small acts. The Master never reaches for the great; thus she achieves greatness. When she runs into a difficulty, she stops and gives herself to it. She doesn't cling to her own comfort; thus problems are no problem for her.”

“The best way to manage anything is by making use of its own nature.”

“There's one way to find out if a man is honest - ask him. If he says, 'Yes,' you know he is a crook.”

“The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception.”

“Do not consider anything for your interest which makes you break your word, quit your modesty or inclines you to any practice which will not bear the light or look the world in the face.”

“Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.”

“I used to tell my husband that, if he could make me 'understand' something, it would be clear to all the other people in the country.”

“Perpetual aiming at wit is a very bad part of conversation. It is done to support a character: it generally fails; it is a sort of insult on the company, and a restraint upon the speaker.”