Lao Tzu Quotes
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He who walks on tip-toe does not walk on solid ground.
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Keeping plenty of gold and jade in the palace makes no one able to defend it.
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Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.
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To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.
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Can you comprehend everything in the four directions and still do nothing?
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I observe myself and I come to know others.
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He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.
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If you go searching for the Great Creator, you will come back empty-handed. The source of the universe is ultimately unknowable, a great invisible river flowing forever through a vast and fertile valley. Silent and uncreated, it creates all things.
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Great acts are made up of small deeds.
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The best soldiers are not warlike; the best fighters do not lose their temper. The greatest conquerors are those who overcome their enemies without strife. The greatest directors of men are those who yield place to others. This is called the Virtue of not striving, the capacity for directing mankind; this is being the compeer of Heaven. It was the highest goal of the ancients.
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New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.
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Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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Simply see that you are at the center of the universe, and accept all things and beings as parts of your infinite body. When you perceive that an act done to another is done to yourself, you have understood the great truth.
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Clay is fashioned into vessels; it is on their empty hollowness that their use depends. Doors and windows are cut out to make a dwelling, and on the empty space within, its use depends. Thus, while the existence of things may be good, it is the non-existence in them that makes them serviceable.
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Those who are unswerving have resolve.
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Obscure, like muddy waters.
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The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.
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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
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A violent wind does not outlast the morning; a squall of rain does not outlast the day. Such is the course of Nature. And if Nature herself cannot sustain her efforts long, how much less can man!
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Without opening your door, you can open your heart to the world. Without looking out your window, you can see the essence of the Tao. The more you know, the less you understand. The Master arrives without leaving, sees the light without looking, achieves without doing a thing.
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When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.
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Rule a kingdom as though you were cooking a small fish - don't overdo it.
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The feminine values are the fountain of bliss. Know the masculine, Keep to the feminine.
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If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.