Lao Tzu Quotes
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What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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The noble must make humility his root.
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The sage has no concern for himself, but makes the concerns of others his own.
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It is wisdom to know others. It is enlightenment to know oneself.
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Use the light to return to clarity.
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Solve it before it happens. Order it before chaos emerges.
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If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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Don't impose your will through manipulation of aggressive emotions and actions.
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Deal with difficult tasks while they are easy. Act on large issues while they are small.
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Kindness in thought leads to wisdom. Kindness in speech leads to eloquence. Kindness in action leads to love.
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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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The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, Having bestowed all he has on others, he has yet more; having given all he has to others, he is richer still.
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The whole world says that my Way is great like nothing else. It is great because it is like nothing else. If it were like everything else, it would long ago have become insignificant.
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If the majority doesn't laugh at you, beware that you must be saying something wrong. When the majority thinks you are a fool, only then is there some possibility of you being a wise man.
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Nothing is weaker than water, Yet for overcoming what is hard and strong, Nothing surpasses it.
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Kindness in words creates confidence.
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Free from desire, you realize the mystery.
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Without going out-of-doors, one can know all he needs to know. Without even looking out of his window, one can grasp the nature of everything. Without going beyond his own nature, one can achieve ultimate wisdom. Therefore, the intelligent man knows all he needs to know without going away, And sees all he needs to see without looking elsewhere, And does all he needs to do wihout undue exertion.
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Ever desireless, one can see the mystery. Ever desiring, one can see the manifestations. These two spring from the same source but differ in name; this appears as darkness. Darkness within darkness. The gate to all mystery.