Lao Tzu Quotes
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You cannot know the body by studying the finger, and you cannot understand the universe by learning one science.
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Knowledge studies others, wisdom is self known.
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For one gains by losing And loses by gaining.
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Excellent soldiers are not furious.
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My words are very easy to understand and very easy to practice; but there is no one in the world who is able to understand and practice them.
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Do you imagine the universe is agitated? Go into the desert at night and look out at the stars. This practice should answer the question..... The master settles her mind as the universe settles the stars in the sky. By connecting her mind with the subtle origin, she calms it. Once calmed, it naturally expands, and ultimately her mind becomes as vast and immeasurable as the night sky.
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If people are not afraid of dying, why threaten them with death?
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What makes a kingdom great is its being like a down-flowing river,--the central point towards which all the smaller streams under Heaven converge; or like the female throughout the world, who by quiescence always overcomes the male. And quiescence is a form of humility.
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All things of the world are born of being; being is born of nonbeing.
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Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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When you accept yourself, the Universe accepts you.
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Tao is beyond words and beyond understanding. Words may be used to speak of it, but they cannot contain it. Tao existed before words and names, before heaven and earth, before the ten thousand things. It is the unlimited father and mother of all limited things. Therefore, to see beyond boundaries to the subtle heart of things, dispense with names, with concepts, with expectations and ambitions and differences. Tao and its many manifestations arise from the same source: subtle wonder within mysterious darkness. This is the beginning of all understanding.
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Can you let go of words and ideas, attitudes and expectations? If so, then the Tao will loom into view.
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The most complete seems lacking. Yet in use it is not exhausted.
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Pain and happiness are simply conditions of the ego. Forget the ego.
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When family ties are disturbed, devoted children arise.
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He who knows he has enough is rich.
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Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Those who know others are intelligent Those who know themselves have insight. Those who master others have force Those who master themselves have strength.Those who know what is enough are wealthy. Those who persevere have direction. Those who maintain their position endure. And those who die and yet do not perish, live on.
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The wise man, after learning something new, is afraid to learn anything more until he has put his first lesson into practice.
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The things that have acquired unity are these: Heaven by unity has become clear; Earth by unity has become steady; The Spirit by unity has become spiritual; The Valley by unity has become full; All things by unity have come into existence.
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To know and not to do is not yet to know.
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The Way of Tao is this: It strives not, but conquers; It speaks not, but all is made clear; It summons not, but its house is crowded; It contrives not, but the design is perfect.
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Peacefulness is an inner sense of calm - it comes from becoming still - in order to reflect and meditate on our inner wisdom and receive answers. A peaceful heart is one that is free from worry and rouble. It's becoming quiet so we can look at things quietly so we can more clearly understand them and thus come up with creative solutions. It is learning to live in the present. Freedom from desire leads to inner peace.