Lao Tzu Quotes
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A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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A man's excellence is like that of water; It benefits all things without striving; It takes to the low places shunned by men. Water is akin to Tao. . . . In all the earth nothing weaker than water, Yet in attacking the hard, nothing superior, Nothing so certain in wearing down strength: There is no way to resist it. Note then: The weak conquer the strong, The yielding outlast the aggressors.
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The sage has no concern for himself, but makes the concerns of others his own.
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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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What has no substance can penetrate what has no opening.
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Take care of what is difficult while it is still easy, and deal with what will become big while it is yet small.
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He (the sage) is good to those who are good. He is also good to those who are not good. That is the virtue of good.
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The one who is conscious (in Tao) can't speak. The one who can speak is not conscious (centered in Tao)
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The one who rules like the mother lasts long.
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Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; and shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets one's heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he or she is automatically involved in fear of losing status.
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Throw away sacredness and wisdom and people will be one hundred times happier.
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Though tightly the net of words forms, how surely truth slips out.
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Who is unhappy with little, won't be with much; who doesn't appreciate the small won't be able to take care of the large; who doesn't have enough with enough is at the margin or virtue, for the physical body lives from one day to another and if it gets what it really needs, there will be time for meditation, as long as if we try to give it everything it desires, endless will be the task.
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A sage is skilled at helping people without excluding anyone.
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Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription; not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When you get there, quiet your mind and close your mouth. Don't analyze the Tao. Strive instead to live it: silently, undividedly, with your whole harmonious being.
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There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.
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Excellent leaders of people lower themselves.
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The most straight seems curved.
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How do I know about the world? By what is within me.
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Racing through the field and hunting make the mind wild.
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If there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, There must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, There must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between neighbors, There must be peace in the home. If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.