Lao Tzu Quotes
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Wear down to be renewed.
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Hold on to the great image, and the whole world follows, follows unharmed, content and completely at peace.
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The world is a sacred vessel. It should not be meddled with. It should not be owned. If you try to meddle with it you will ruin it. If you try to own it you will lose it.
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Let muddy water stand and it will become clear.
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Nature's way is simple and easy, but men prefer the intricate and artificial.
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That which offers no resistance can enter where there is no space.
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The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Correct becomes defect. Good becomes ominous. People's delusions have certainly lasted long.
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Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.
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The virtuous carry out the settlement, but those without virtue pursue their claims.
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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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Cultivate virtue in yourself, and it will be true.
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The moment truth is asserted, it becomes false.
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In order to contract, It is necessary first to expand. In order to weaken, It is necessary first to strengthen. In order to destroy, It is first necessary to promote. In order to grasp, It is necessary first to give. This is called subtle light. The weak and the tender overcome the hard and the strong.
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The wise trusts not only to his physical eyes - thus he can see clearly.
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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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The Master's power is like this. He lets all things come and go effortlessly, without desire. He never expects results; thus he is never disappointed. He is never disappointed; thus his spirit never grows old.
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The best way to manage anything is by making use of its own nature.
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Nurture the spontaneous peaceful life.
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(The Tao) is always present and always available. . . . If you are willing to be lived by it, you will see it everywhere, even in the most ordinary things.
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There is no greater fault than sensual indulgence. There is no greater misfortune than malcontent. There is no greater calamity than greed.
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One's own self or material goods, which has more worth? Loss (of self) or possession (of goods), which is the greater evil? He who loves most, spends most, He who hoards much loses much.
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The Tao of the sage is work without effort.
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Praise and disgrace cause fear.