Lao Tzu Quotes
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The wise person dines on something more subtle: He eats the understanding that the named was born from the unnamed, that all being flows from non-being, that the describable world emanates from an indescribable source.
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The one who rules like the mother lasts long.
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Excellent leaders of people lower themselves.
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The Tao is like a well; used but never used up.
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Be still. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity.
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When the worst student hears about the Way, he laughs out loud. If he did not laugh, it would be unworthy of being the Way.
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A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Fame of self: Which matters more? Self or wealth: Which is more precious? Gain or loss: Which is more painful?
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The superior student listens to the Way and follows it closely. The average student listens to the Way and follows some and some not. The lesser student listens to the Way and laughs out loud. If there were no laughter it would not be the Way.
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Meandering leads to perfection.
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What's the difference between yes and no?
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Health is the greatest possession.
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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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Most of the world's religions serve only to strengthen attachments to false concepts such as self and other, life and death, heaven and earth, and so on. Those who become entangled in these false ideas are prevented from perceiving the Integral Oneness.
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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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To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease.
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The one who does not stray away from her/his nature will live long.
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It is wisdom to know others. It is enlightenment to know oneself.
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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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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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Quiet your mind and stop judging and resisting and manipulating the natural way.
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To lead, one must follow.
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Can you dissolve your ego? Can you abandon the idea of self and other? Can you relinquish the notions of male and female, short and long, life and death? Can you let go of all these dualities and embrace the Tao without skepticism or panic? If so, you can reach the heart of the Integral Oneness.
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Don't impose your will through manipulation of aggressive emotions and actions.