Lao Tzu Quotes
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Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend.
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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.
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Heaven is eternal, earth everlasting. they endure this way because they do not live for themselves. in the same way, the wise person puts himself last, and thereby finds himself first, holds himself outside, and thereby remains at the center, abandons himself, and is thereby fulfilled.
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Nurture the spontaneous peaceful life.
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The most able seems clumsy.
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The truly wise are content to be last. They are, therefore, first. They are indifferent to themselves. They are, therefore self-confident.
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The best form of leadership is to be conscious of the leadership potential with the followers and to let them unleash this potential in a spontaneous way. When a great leader accomplishes this task with effortless ease, the followers say, "We did it ourselves."
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Do not conquer the world with force, for force only causes resistance. Thorns spring up when an army passes. Years of misery follow a great victory. Do only what needs to be done without using violence.
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Once you arrive {at a spontaneous awareness of the Great Oneness}, remember: it isn't necessary to struggle to maintain unity with it. All you have to do is participate in it.
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Stillness is easy to maintain.
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If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Can you open and close the gate of Heaven and act like a woman?
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The Master doesn't seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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Speaking with kindness creates confidence, thinking with kindness creates profoundness, giving with kindness creates love.
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Seal the openings, shut the doors, dull the sharpness, untie the knots, dim the light, become one with the dust. This is called the profound union.
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To know people is wisdom, but to know yourself is enlightenment. to master people takes force, but to master yourself takes strength. to know contentment is wealth, and to live with strength resolve. to never leave whatever you are is to abide, and to die without getting lost- that is to live on and on.
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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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Heaven's Way gives no favors. It always remains with good people.
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You cannot receive what you don't give. Outflow determines inflow.
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Whoever is capable of knowing when they have had enough will always be satisfied.
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The great Way is easy, yet people prefer the side paths. Be aware when things are out of balance. Stay centered within the Tao.
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In the world there are four greats, and the king is one of them.
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The True Person avoids extremes, self-indulgence, and extravagance.