Lao Tzu Quotes
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Going back to the origin is called peace; it means reversion to destiny. Reversion to destiny is called eternity. Those who know eternity are called enlightened.
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Those who know it do not speak about it. Those who speak about it do not know it.
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When the sage stands above people, they are not oppressed. When he leads people, they are not obstructed. The world will exalt him and not grow tired of him.
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When the world is ruled according to the Way, the ghosts lose their power. The ghosts do not really lose their power, but it is not used to harm people.
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Those who know are not learned. Those who are learned do not know.
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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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Meet the big while it is small.
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Lay plans for the accomplishment of the difficult before it becomes difficult; make something big by starting with it when small.
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Can you make your soul embrace the One and not lose it?
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The world's beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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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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Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time' is to say 'I don't want to.'
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The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he does not wish to display his worth.
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The reason why rivers and seas are able to be lords over a hundred mountain streams, is that they know how to keep below them. That is why they are able to reign over all the mountain streams.
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To produce things and to rear them, To produce, but not to take possession of them, To act, but not to rely on one's own ability, To lead them, but not to master them - This is called profound and secret virtue.
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Make the small big and the few many.
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Nothing and no one in the world is valuable or worthless.
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The farther you go, the less you know.
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Hold on to the ancient Way to master the present, and to learn the distant beginning.
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There is no greater crime than desire.
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He does not seek power - yet people follow him.
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Letting the mind control the vital breath is called force.
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Only fools seek power, and the greatest fools seek it through force.
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The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends... then self mastery can be sought.