Lao Tzu Quotes
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Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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If you fail to honor your people, They will fail to honor you; It is said of a good leader that When the work is done, the aim fulfilled, The people will say, "We did this ourselves."
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Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Correct becomes defect. Good becomes ominous. People's delusions have certainly lasted long.
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A follower of the Way (Tao) loses something each day. Loss after loss until arriving at Non Action (Wu Wei).
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I find good people good And I find bad people good If I am good enough.
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Those who have hardened, have a covenant with Death. Those who remain gentle are conjoined with Life.
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Battles are followed by years of famine.
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The sage acts by doing nothing.
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A climb of eight hundred feet starts where the foot stands.
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If you are at peace, you are living in the present.
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The virtuous carry out the settlement, but those without virtue pursue their claims.
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Let muddy water stand and it will become clear.
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That which offers no resistance can enter where there is no space.
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Eliminate mental muddiness and obscurity; keep your mind crystal clear. Allow your pure original insight to emerge. Quiet your emotions and abide in serenity. Don't go crazy with the worship of idols, images, and ideas; this is like putting a new head on top of the head you already have. Remember: if you can cease all restless activity, your integral nature will appear.
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Why did the ancients praise the Way? Did they not say it was because you find what you seek and are saved from your wrongdoings?
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Knowing that we don't know it's humility; thinking that we know what we don't know, is sickness.
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Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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When many people are killed, they should be mourned and lamented. Those who are victorious in war should follow the rites of funerals.
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Warriors say: I dare not be like the host, but would rather be like the guest. I dare not advance an inch, but would rather retreat a foot.