Lao Tzu Quotes
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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech, be true. In ruling, be just. In daily life, be competent. In action, be aware of the time and the season.
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Do you think that you can clear your mind by sitting constantly in silent meditation? This makes your mind narrow, not clear. Integral awareness is fluid and adaptable, present in all places and at all times. That is true meditation. ... The Tao is clear and simple, and it doesn't avoid the world.
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Without law or compulsion, men would dwell in harmony.
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Being satisfied with little, you can gain much. Seeking much you will go astray. The wise heeds this precept. If it could be so with all people!
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He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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A sage is skilled at helping people without excluding anyone.
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If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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What honor can there be without humility? What heights can be reached without being low? The pieces of a chariot are useless unless the work in accordance with the whole A man's life brings nothing unless he lives in accordance with the whole universe Playing one's part in accordance with the universe is true humility So whether you're a gem in the royal court or a stone on the common path If you accept your part with humility the glory of the universe will be yours.
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Those who know when to halt are unharmed.
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What's the difference between yes and no?
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The wise trusts not only to his physical eyes - thus he can see clearly.
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When everyone in the world sees beauty, then ugly exists.
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From What-is all the world of things was born But What-is sprang in turn from What-is-not.
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To bear the country's disgrace is to rule the shrines of soil and grain. To bear the country's misfortunes is to be the king of the world.
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Learn from the people. Plan with the people. Begin with what they have. Build on what they know.
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Knowing that you do not know is the best. Not knowing that you do not know is an illness.
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Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
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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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It is wisdom to know others. It is enlightenment to know oneself.
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The sage has no concern for himself, but makes the concerns of others his own.
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Stop trying to control. Let go of fixed plans and concepts, and the world will govern itself.
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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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He does not struggle with anyone - thus no one can vanquish him.
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Gain or loss, what is worse?