Lao Tzu Quotes
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The way is light and fluid for the man with no preferences.
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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.
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What resists, persists.
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Yielding, like ice about to melt.
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The noble must make humility his root.
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The Way is eternal. Until your last day, you are free from peril.
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The True Person avoids extremes, self-indulgence, and extravagance.
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What is well planted will not be uprooted.
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The world is a sacred vessel that cannot be changed. He who changes it will destroy it. He who seizes it will lose it.
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Those who advice the ruler on the Way, do not want the world subdued with weapons.
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The value of actions lies in their timing.
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Use the Light that dwells within you to regain your natural clarity of sight.
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All things issue from it; all things return to it. To find the origin, trace back the manifestations. When you recognize the children and find the mother, you will be free of sorrow. If you close your mind in judgements and traffic with desires, your heart will be troubled. If you keep your mind from judging and aren't led by the senses, your heart will find peace. Seeing into darkness is clarity. Knowing how to yield is strength. Use your own light and return to the source of light. This is called practicing eternity.
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I do not interfere, and people become rich by themselves.
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If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees.
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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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Those who defeat others are strong, those who defeat themselves are mighty.
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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 sage, traveling all day, Does not lose sight of his baggage. Though there are beautiful things to be seen, He remains unattached and calm.
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The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings. He knows that he is going to die, and her has nothing left to hold on to: no illusions in his mind, no resistances in his body. He doesn't think about his actions; they flow from the core of his being. He holds nothing back from life; therefore he is ready for death, as a man is ready for sleep after a good day's work.
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In the world there are four greats, and the king is one of them.
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The most able seems clumsy.
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Always without desire we must be found, If its deep mystery we would sound; But if desire always within us be, Its outer fringe is all that we shall see.
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Do you think that you can clear your mind by sitting constantly in silent meditation? This makes your mind narrow, not clear. Integral awareness is fluid and adaptable, present in all places and at all times. That is true meditation. ... The Tao is clear and simple, and it doesn't avoid the world.