Lao Tzu Quotes
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Things are not worth attending to, yet they have to be attended to.
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Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it. The soft overcomes the hard; the gentle overcomes the rigid. Everyone knows this is true, but few can put it into practice. Therefore the Master remains serene in the midst of sorrow. Evil cannot enter his heart. Because he has given up helping, he is people's greatest help. True words seem paradoxical.
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Practice not-doing and everything will fall into place.
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Only by working within the laws that govern the flow of water will happiness be achieved.
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Hold on to the center and make up your mind to rejoice in this paradise called life.
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As long as we have hope, we have direction, the energy to move, and the map to move by. We have a hundred alternatives, a thousand paths and an infinity of dreams. Hopeful, we are halfway to where we want to go; hopeless, we are lost forever.
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For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance.
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The leader is best, When people are hardly aware of his existence, Not so good when people praise his government, Less good when people stand in fear, Worst, when people are contemptuous. Fail to honor people, and they will fail to honor you. But of a good leader, who speaks little, When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, The people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
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Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Take time to listen to what is said without words, to obey the law too subtle to be written, to worship the unnameable and to embrace the unformed.
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Justice has long arm.
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Great, it passes on (in constant flow).
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To rule by knowledge ravages the country.
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When you stand with your two feet on the ground, you will always keep your balance.
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Embrace simplicity. Put others first. Desire little.
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. . . Intelligence is not the same thing as wisdom.
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Be content with an ordinary life.
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High and low rest on each other.
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Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Those who have the courage to dare will perish. Those who have the courage not to dare will live.
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The great Way is easy, yet people prefer the side paths. Be aware when things are out of balance. Stay centered within the Tao. When rich speculators prosper While farmers lose their land; when government officials spend money on weapons instead of cures; when the upper class is extravagant and irresponsible while the poor have nowhere to turn- all this is robbery and chaos. It is not in keeping with the Tao.
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Simple, like uncarved wood.
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People aren't against you; they are for themselves. The most dangerous risk of all - the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later. He who conquers others is strong, he who conquers himself is mighty.
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Loving, hating, having expectations: all these are attachments. Attachment prevents the growth of one's true being.