Lao Tzu Quotes
Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small.
Born to be wild - live to outgrow it.
He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men.
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
He who loves the world as his body may be entrusted with the empire.
Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease.
To know that you do not know is the best.
From wonder into wonder existence opens.
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
Abandon learning and there will be no sorrow.
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
Nature is not human hearted.
The more laws and order are made prominent, The more thieves and robbers there will be.
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river.
I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
The Way of Heaven is to benefit others and not to injure. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.
Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.
The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.
The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.
All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being.
When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty, There arises the recognition of ugliness. When they all know the good as good, There arises the recognition of evil.
Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.
The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.
