Lao Tzu Quotes
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. . . the integral being is attached to nothing and can relate to everyone with an unstructured attitude. Because of this, her very existence benefits all things.
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A good counter needs no calculator.
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Those who are self-righteous are not prominent.
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With that gentleness I can be bold; with that economy I can be liberal; shrinking from taking precedence of others, I can become a vessel of the highest honour.
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Those who are highly evolved, maintain an undiscriminating perception. Seeing everything, labeling nothing, they maintain their awareness of the Great Oneness. Thus they are supported by it.
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In the world there are four greats, and the king is one of them.
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What is well planted will not be uprooted.
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Have patience. Wait until the mud settles and the water is clear. Remain unmoving until right action arises by itself.
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What has no substance can penetrate what has no opening.
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Heaven's Way gives no favors. It always remains with good people.
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Heaven and Earth last for ever. Why do Heaven and Earth last for ever? They are unborn, so ever living. The sage stays behind, thus he is ahead. He is detached, thus at one with all. Through selfless action, he attains fulfillment.
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When you let go of what you are, you become what you might be.
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The highest benevolence acts without purpose.
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Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking.
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The ego is entranced by ... names and ideas... However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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How can one liberate the many? By first liberating his own being. He does this not by elevating himself, but by lowering himself. He lowers himself to that which is simple, modest, true; integrating it into himself, he becomes a master of simplicity, modesty, truth.
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Yielding, like ice about to melt.
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Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Weapons are ominous tools. They are not the noble ruler's tools. He only uses them when he can't avoid it.
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The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world. Through this I know the advantage of taking no action.