Lao Tzu Quotes
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Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear.
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People turn their eyes and ears to him (the sage), and the sage cares for them like his own children.
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Do not look only at yourself, and you will see much. Do not justify yourself, and you will be distinguished. Do not brag, and you will have merit. Do not be prideful, and your work will endure.
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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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The Way is ever nameless.
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Gently eliminating all obstacles to his own understanding, he constantly maintains his unconditional sincerity. His humility, perseverance, and adaptability evoke the response of the universe and fill him with divine light.
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Use your own light and return to the source of light. This is called practicing eternity.
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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. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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People who have to fight for their living and are not afraid to die for it are higher persons than those who, stationed high, are too fat to dare to die.
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Can you be still and look inside?If so, then you know the truth is always available, and always responsive.
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Be who you are, and go the whole way.
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He who is able to conquer others is powerful; he who is able to conquer himself is more powerful.
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Quarrel with a friend - and you are both wrong.
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Abandon wisdom, discard knowledge, and people will benefit a hundredfold.
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If you would take, you must first give.
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Empty your mind of all thoughts.
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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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Yielding is the manner of the Way.
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The generals have a saying: "Rather than make the first move it is better to wait and see. Rather than advance an inch it is better to retreat a yard." This is called going forward without advancing, pushing back without using weapons. There is no greater misfortune than underestimating your enemy. Underestimating your enemy means thinking that he is evil. Thus you destroy your three treasures and become an enemy yourself. When two great forces oppose each other, the victory will go to the one that knows how to yield.
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...the more you talk of it, the less you understand.