Lao Tzu Quotes
Most popular Lao Tzu Quotes
The way to do is to be.
A man who is content is rich.
That is real which never changes.
The wise man knows without traveling.
Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.
People starve if taxes eat their grain.
To see things in the seed, that is genius.
To perceive things is the gem of intelligence.
A man who stands on tiptoe does not stand firm.
He who does not trust enough, will not be trusted.
If nature does not have to insist, why should man?
A leader is best when people barely know he exists.
Not to accept destiny is to face death blindfolded.
Which brings more to you . . . .you or what you own?
Find the great in the small and the many in the few.
Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Those who know do not tell, those who tell do not know.
Let life ripen and then fall, will is not the way at all.
Of all noble qualities, loving compassion is the noblest.
If I keep from imposing on people, they become themselves.
The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step.
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
The faults of starving people are the faults of their rulers.
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.
One who knows others is learned; One who knows himself is wise.
Be utterly humble and you shall hold to the foundation of peace.
Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of happiness.
He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.
A good traveller has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness.
He who loves the world as his body may be entrusted with the empire.
Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength.
The surest test if a man be sane is if he accepts life whole, as it is.
There are many paths to enlightenment. Be sure to take one with a heart.
The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.
The biggest problem in the world could have been solved when it was small.
A sensible man is wiser than he knows, while a fool knows more than is wise.
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
A man with outward courage dares to die, one with inward courage dares to live.
Manifest plainness - Embrace simplicity - Reduce selfishness - Have few desires.
He who overcomes others is strong, but he who overcomes himself is mightier still.
The universe is deathless; deathless because, having no finite self, It stays infinite.
Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking.
The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
To be good I would be good. To the not-good I would also be good in order to make them good.
Rigidity and hardness are companions of death. Softness and tenderness are companions of life.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
When one no longer thinks of the personal body as self, neither failure nor success can ail him.
At the center of your being you have the answer;you know who you are and you know what you want.
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.
Wouldst thou know if a society be well governed, if its laws be good or bad? Examine the music it practices.
When a man cares he is unafraid, when he is fair he leaves enough for others, when he is humble he can grow.
By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the world forever.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
The best captain does not plunge headlong nor is the best soldier a man hot to fight. The greatest victor wins without a battle.
Law after law breeds a multitude of thieves. The greater the number of laws and enactments, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
Failure is the foundation of success, and the means by which it is achieved. Success is the lurking place of failure; but who can tell when the turning-place will come?
Shape clay into a vessel; It is the space within that makes it useful. Cut doors and windows for a room; It is the holes which make it useful. Therefore benefit comes from what is there; Usefulness from what is not there.
I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among others.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
