Lao Tzu Quotes
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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Nurture the spontaneous peaceful life.
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The sage embraces the one, and is an example to the world.
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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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Those who defeat others are strong, those who defeat themselves are mighty.
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The heavy is the root of the light. The tranquil is the ruler of the hasty.
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Can you open and close the gate of Heaven and act like a woman?
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Therefore the stiff and unbending is the disciple of death. The gentle and yielding is the disciple of life.
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Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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It's hard to keep your balance standing tip-toe.
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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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Everything will settle in its own place automatically.
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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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He who knows enough is enough will always have enough.
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Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he shines forth; from self-assertion, therefore he is distinguished; from self-glorification, therefore he has merit; from self-exaltation, therefore he rises superior to all. Inasmuch as he does not strive, there is no one in the world who can strive with him.
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The eye with which you see God is the same eye with which God sees you; one in seeing; one in knowing; one in loving.
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The Way is eternal. Until your last day, you are free from peril.
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We desire to understand the world by giving names to the things we see, but these things are only the effects of something subtle.
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To manage your mind, know that there is nothing, and then relinquish all attachment to nothingness.
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The way to use life is to do nothing through acting, The way to use life is to do everything through being.
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If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.