Lao Tzu Quotes
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No weapon is sharper than will.
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A tree as wide as a man's embrace grows from a tiny shoot.
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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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Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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The sense organs, which are limited in scope and ability, randomly gather information. This partial information is arranged into judgments, which are based on previous judgments, which are usually based on someone else's foolish ideas. These false concepts and ideas are then stored in a highly selective memory system.
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Nothing is weaker than water, Yet for overcoming what is hard and strong, Nothing surpasses it.
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Knowledge of the eternal is all-embracing. To be all-embracing leads to righteousness, which is majestic.
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He does not feel pity for himself - thus he can successfully develop.
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If you correct your mind the rest of your life will fall into place.
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Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.
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Quarrel with a friend - and you are both wrong.
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How do I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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Dualistic thinking is a sickness.
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The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world. Through this I know the advantage of taking no action.
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The progress of the Way seems retreating.
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Conquering the world and changing it, I do not think it can succeed.
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The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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The ego is entranced by ... names and ideas... However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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Be still. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity.
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A great country is like the lower outlet of a river. It is the world's meeting ground, the world's female.
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The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he does not wish to display his worth.
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Yielding is the manner of the Way.
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Few things under heaven bring more benefit than the lessons learned from silence and the actions taken without striving.
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The truly great ones rely on substance, and not on surface, hold on to the fruit, and not to the flower.