Lao Tzu Quotes
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Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere.
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Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows.
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The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.
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To lead people walk behind them.
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Although most people spend their entire lives following this biological impulse (i.e. the sex drive), it is only a tiny portion of our beings. . . . If we remain obsessed with seeds and eggs, we are married to the fertile reproductive valley of the Mysterious Mother but not to her immeasurable heart and all-knowing mind.
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Silence is a source of great strength.
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He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
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Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
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One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
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A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
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I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
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Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.
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For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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The perfect square lacks corners.
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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
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Love the whole world as if it were your self; then you will truly care for all things.
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To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
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At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
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Goodness in words creates trust, goodness in thinking creates depth, goodness in giving creates love.
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The Way begets one; one begets two; two begets three; three begets the myriad creatures.
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The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.