Lao Tzu Quotes
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These possessions of a simpleton being the three I choose and cherish: to care, to be fair, to be humble.
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If you would take, you must first give.
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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.
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The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, Having bestowed all he has on others, he has yet more; having given all he has to others, he is richer still.
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Seek not happiness too greedily and be not fearful of happiness.
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The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Those who know are not learned. Those who are learned do not know.
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The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.
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Where there is no conflict, there is no fault.
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He who stands on tiptoe doesn't stand firm. He who rushes ahead doesn't go far. He who tries to shine dims his own light. He who defines himself can't know who he really is. He who has power over others can't empower himself. He who clings to his work will create nothing that endures.
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...the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love.
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By not claiming to be first in the world one can rule.
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Not-knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease. First realize that you are sick; then you can move toward health.
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In lightness the root is lost. In haste the ruler is lost.
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Free from desire, you realize the mystery.
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If you want everything, you first have to give everything up.
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No thought, no action, no movement, total stillness: only thus can one manifest the true nature and law of things from within and unconsciously, and at last become one with heaven and earth.
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The noble must make humility his root.
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Yielding is the manner of the Way.
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The unyielding army will not win.
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My words are easy to understand and easy to perform, Yet no man under heaven knows them or practices them.
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Those who are one with deprivation are deprived of deprivation.
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Stop thinking, and end your problems. What difference between yes and no? What difference between success and failure? Must you value what others value, avoid what others avoid? How ridiculous!