Lao Tzu Quotes
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Wear down to be renewed.
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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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Those who know do not speak; Those who speak do not know. Stop up the openings, Close down the doors, Rub off the sharp edges. Unravel all confusion. Harmonize the light, Give up contention: This is called finding the unity of life.
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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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Goodness strives not, and therefore it is not rebuked.
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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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A good person is the bad person's teacher. A bad person is the good person's task.
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The virtuous carry out the settlement, but those without virtue pursue their claims.
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A good mooring needs no knot, still no one can untie it.
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The way is light and fluid for the man with no preferences.
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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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Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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When the Way governs the world, the proud stallions drag dung carriages. When the Way is lost to the world, war horses are bred outside the city.
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Greed is costly. Assembled fortunes are lost.
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The one who is filled by virtue is like a newborn baby.
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If you are at peace, you are living in the present.
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I find good people good And I find bad people good If I am good enough.
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Kindness in words creates confidence.
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Human being's essential nature is perfect and faultless.
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A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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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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Let muddy water stand and it will become clear.
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The men who are great live with that which is substantial, they do not stay with that which is superficial; they abide with realities, they do not remain with what is showy. The one they discard, the other they hold.
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Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.