"A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving." ~Lao Tzu
“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” ~Lao Tzu
"A man with outward courage dares to die, a man with inner courage dares to live." ~Lao Tzu
"Act without expectation." ~Lao Tzu
“All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power." ~Lao Tzu
“All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power." ~Lao Tzu
“All warfare is based on deception.” ~Lao Tzu, The Art of War
"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want." ~Lao Tzu
"Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. 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." ~ Lao Tzu
"Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realise there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you." ~Lao Tzu
"Be still like a mountain, and flow like a great river." ~Lao Tzu
"Be the chief but never the Lord." ~Lao Tzu
"Bearing and nurturing,
Creating but not owning,
Giving without demanding,
Controlling without authority,
This is love." ~Lao Tzu
"Because clarity and enlightenment are within your own nature, they are regained without moving an inch." ~Lao Tzu
"Because of a great love, one is courageous." ~Lao Tzu
"Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her." ~Lao Tzu
"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want." ~Lao Tzu
"Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. 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." ~ Lao Tzu
"Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realise there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you." ~Lao Tzu
"Be still like a mountain, and flow like a great river." ~Lao Tzu
"Be the chief but never the Lord." ~Lao Tzu
"Bearing and nurturing,
Creating but not owning,
Giving without demanding,
Controlling without authority,
This is love." ~Lao Tzu
"Because clarity and enlightenment are within your own nature, they are regained without moving an inch." ~Lao Tzu
"Because of a great love, one is courageous." ~Lao Tzu
"Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her." ~Lao Tzu
“Because she competes with no one, no one can compete with her.” ~Lao Tzu
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." ~Lao Tzu
"By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the world forever." ~Lao Tzu
“Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner." ~Lao Tzu
"Care about what other people think and you will be their prisoner." ~Lao Tzu
"Clay is formed into a vessel. It is because of its emptiness that the vessel is useful." ~Lao Tzu
"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small." ~Lao Tzu
"Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises by itself?
"Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt." ~Lao Tzu
"For governing a country well there is nothing better than moderation." ~Lao Tzu
"Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself." ~Lao Tzu
"Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves." ~Lao Tzu
"He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much." ~Lao Tzu
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." ~Lao Tzu
"By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the world forever." ~Lao Tzu
“Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner." ~Lao Tzu
"Care about what other people think and you will be their prisoner." ~Lao Tzu
"Clay is formed into a vessel. It is because of its emptiness that the vessel is useful." ~Lao Tzu
"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small." ~Lao Tzu
"Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises by itself?
"Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt." ~Lao Tzu
"For governing a country well there is nothing better than moderation." ~Lao Tzu
"Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself." ~Lao Tzu
"Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves." ~Lao Tzu
"He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much." ~Lao Tzu
“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.” ~LaoTzu
“He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.” ~LaoTzu
"Health is the greatest possession." ~Lao Tzu
“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and in thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.” ~Lao Tzu
"If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present." ~Lao Tzu
"If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place." ~Lao Tzu
"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you're heading." ~Lao Tzu
“If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve." ~Lao Tzu
"Health is the greatest possession." ~Lao Tzu
“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and in thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.” ~Lao Tzu
"If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present." ~Lao Tzu
"If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place." ~Lao Tzu
"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you're heading." ~Lao Tzu
“If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve." ~Lao Tzu
"It is better to leave a vessel unfilled, than to attempt to carry it when it is full." ~Lao Tzu
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness Kindness in giving creates love." ~Lao-Tzu
"Knowing others is wisdom;
Knowing the self is enlightenment;
Mastering others requires force;
Mastering the self needs strength."
~Lao Tzu
"Knowing others is to be clever. Knowing yourself is to be enlightened. Overcoming others requires force. Overcoming yourself requires strength." ~Lao Tzu
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness Kindness in giving creates love." ~Lao-Tzu
"Knowing others is wisdom;
Knowing the self is enlightenment;
Mastering others requires force;
Mastering the self needs strength."
~Lao Tzu
"Knowing others is to be clever. Knowing yourself is to be enlightened. Overcoming others requires force. Overcoming yourself requires strength." ~Lao Tzu
“Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ~Lao Tzu
"Let your heart be at peace. When you realize where you come from, you naturally become tolerant, disinterested, amused, kindhearted as a grandmother, dignified as a king. Immersed in the wonder of the Tao, you can deal with whatever life brings you, and when death comes, you are ready." ~Lao Tzu
"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like." ~Lao Tzu
"Love becomes boundless only when allowed to show itself to the keeper of the heart." ~Lao Tzu
"Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses." ~Lao Tzu
"Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can be broken. But it is inscribed on a heart and there it shall remain forever." ~Lao Tzu
"Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. Love still stands when all else has fallen." ~Lao Tzu
"Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity. Reduce selfishness, have few desires." ~Lao Tzu
"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power." ~Lao Tzu
"Music in the soul can be heard by the universe." ~Lao Tzu
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." ~Lao Tzu
"New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings." ~Lao Tzu
"Nothing can be different from what it is. It's about not blocking the way." ~Lao Tzu
"Let your heart be at peace. When you realize where you come from, you naturally become tolerant, disinterested, amused, kindhearted as a grandmother, dignified as a king. Immersed in the wonder of the Tao, you can deal with whatever life brings you, and when death comes, you are ready." ~Lao Tzu
"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like." ~Lao Tzu
"Love becomes boundless only when allowed to show itself to the keeper of the heart." ~Lao Tzu
"Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses." ~Lao Tzu
"Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can be broken. But it is inscribed on a heart and there it shall remain forever." ~Lao Tzu
"Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. Love still stands when all else has fallen." ~Lao Tzu
"Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity. Reduce selfishness, have few desires." ~Lao Tzu
"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power." ~Lao Tzu
"Music in the soul can be heard by the universe." ~Lao Tzu
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." ~Lao Tzu
"New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings." ~Lao Tzu
"Nothing can be different from what it is. It's about not blocking the way." ~Lao Tzu
“Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.” ~Lao Tzu
"Silence is a source of great strength." ~Lao Tzu
"Simplicity, patience, compassion: these three are your greatest treasures." ~Lao Tzu
"Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force." ~Lao Tzu
"Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know." ~Lao Tzu
"Silence is a source of great strength." ~Lao Tzu
"Simplicity, patience, compassion: these three are your greatest treasures." ~Lao Tzu
“Stop leaving and you will arrive. Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found.” ~Lao Tzu
"Surrender yourself humbly; then you can be trusted to care for all things." ~Lao Tzu
"Surrender yourself humbly; then you can be trusted to care for all things." ~Lao Tzu
“The best fighter is never angry.” ~Lao Tzu
“The best fighters never lose their temper.” ~Lao Tzu
“The greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.” ~Lao Tzu
"The greatest revelation is stillness." ~Lao Tzu
"The highest virtue is to act without a sense of self. The highest kindness is to give without condition." ~Lao Tzu
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ~Lao Tzu
"The greatest revelation is stillness." ~Lao Tzu
"The highest virtue is to act without a sense of self. The highest kindness is to give without condition." ~Lao Tzu
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ~Lao Tzu
"The more you know, the less you understand." ~Lao Tzu
"The sage does not accumulate for himself. The more he gives to others, the more he possesses of his own." ~Lao Tzu
"The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself." ~Lao Tzu
"The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself." ~Lao Tzu
“The soul has no secret that the behaviour does not reveal.” ~Lao Tzu
“The way to do is be.” ~LaoTzu
"The well-run group is not a battlefield of egos." ~Lao Tzu
"The well-run group is not a battlefield of egos." ~Lao Tzu
"The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, while the foolish resist change." ~Lao Tzu
"The wise are yielding, like snow beneath the sun; naked, like newly felled timber; hollow, like the valley; obscure, like muddy water." ~Lao Tzu
"The wise stand out, because they see themselves as part of the Whole. They shine, because they don't want to impress. They achieve great things, because they don't look for recognition. Their wisdom is contained in what they are, not their opinions. They refuse to argue, so no-one argues with them. -Lao Tzu
"The wise are yielding, like snow beneath the sun; naked, like newly felled timber; hollow, like the valley; obscure, like muddy water." ~Lao Tzu
"The wise stand out, because they see themselves as part of the Whole. They shine, because they don't want to impress. They achieve great things, because they don't look for recognition. Their wisdom is contained in what they are, not their opinions. They refuse to argue, so no-one argues with them. -Lao Tzu
“There is no greater sin than desire, no greater curse than discontent.” ~Lao Tzu
"Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right." ~Lao Tzu
"Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right." ~Lao Tzu
"Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force." ~Lao Tzu
"Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know." ~Lao Tzu
“Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time’, is like saying, I don’t want to.’” ~Lao Tzu
"To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day." ~Lao Tzu
"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." ~Lao Tzu
"When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people's hearts." ~Lao Tzu
"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you." ~Lao Tzu
"Whether it is big or small, many or few, repay hatred with virtue." ~Lao Tzu
"Without opening your door, you can open your heart to the world." ~Lao Tzu
"Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here." ~Lao Tzu
"Zen means doing things willingly and cheerfully." ~Lao Tzu
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OTHER NAMES: LAOZI
"A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful." ~Laozi (Lao Tzu)
Verse
Peace
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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“If you understand others you are smart.
If you understand yourself you are illuminated.
If you overcome others you are powerful.
If you overcome yourself you have strength.
If you know how to be satisfied you are rich.
If you can act with vigor, you have a will.
If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting.
If you die without loss, you are eternal.” ~Lao Tzu
“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts,
you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”
~Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
(Written during the golden age of Chinese philosophy, and composed partly in prose and partly in verse, the Tao Te Ching is surely the most terse and economical of the world’s great religious texts. In a series of short, profound chapters it elucidates the idea of the Tao, or the Way–an idea that in its ethical, practical, and spiritual dimensions has become essential to the life of China’s enormously powerful civilization. In the process of this elucidation, Lao-tzu both clarifies and deepens those central religious mysteries around which our life on earth revolves. Translation of the Ma Wang Tui Manuscripts by D. C. Lau).
"The secret waits for the insight
Of eyes unclouded by longing;
Those who are bound by desire
See only the outward container."
~Lao Tzu
"To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day." ~Lao Tzu
“To know when you have enough is to be rich beyond measure.” ~Lao Tzu
"To lead people, walk beside them . . . As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate . . . When the best leader's work is done the people say, "We did it ourselves!" ~Lao-Tzu
"To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage." ~Lao Tzu (570-490 B.C~)
"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders." ~Lao Tzu
"To lead people, walk beside them . . . As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate . . . When the best leader's work is done the people say, "We did it ourselves!" ~Lao-Tzu
"To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage." ~Lao Tzu (570-490 B.C~)
"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders." ~Lao Tzu
"True power lies in self-control and restraint, rather than in external displays of strength." ~Lao Tzu
"Truth waits for eyes unclouded by longing.” ~Lao Tzu
"Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong." ~Lao Tzu
"Truth waits for eyes unclouded by longing.” ~Lao Tzu
"Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong." ~Lao Tzu
“Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle
of softness overcoming hardness.” ~Lao Tzu
of softness overcoming hardness.” ~Lao Tzu
"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." ~Lao Tzu
"When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people's hearts." ~Lao Tzu
"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you." ~Lao Tzu
"Whether it is big or small, many or few, repay hatred with virtue." ~Lao Tzu
"Without opening your door, you can open your heart to the world." ~Lao Tzu
"Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here." ~Lao Tzu
"Zen means doing things willingly and cheerfully." ~Lao Tzu
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OTHER NAMES: LAOZI
"A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful." ~Laozi (Lao Tzu)
Verse
Peace
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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“If you understand others you are smart.
If you understand yourself you are illuminated.
If you overcome others you are powerful.
If you overcome yourself you have strength.
If you know how to be satisfied you are rich.
If you can act with vigor, you have a will.
If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting.
If you die without loss, you are eternal.” ~Lao Tzu
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If you want to awaken all of humanity,
If you want to awaken all of humanity,
then awaken all of yourself.
If you want to eliminate the suffering
in the world, then eliminate all
that is dark and negative in yourself.
Truly, the greatest gift you have to give
is that of your own self-transformation.
~LaoTzu
“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts,
you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”
~Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
(Written during the golden age of Chinese philosophy, and composed partly in prose and partly in verse, the Tao Te Ching is surely the most terse and economical of the world’s great religious texts. In a series of short, profound chapters it elucidates the idea of the Tao, or the Way–an idea that in its ethical, practical, and spiritual dimensions has become essential to the life of China’s enormously powerful civilization. In the process of this elucidation, Lao-tzu both clarifies and deepens those central religious mysteries around which our life on earth revolves. Translation of the Ma Wang Tui Manuscripts by D. C. Lau).
"The secret waits for the insight
Of eyes unclouded by longing;
Those who are bound by desire
See only the outward container."
~Lao Tzu
"The soul has no secret that the behavior does not reveal." ~Lao Tzu
"The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.” ~Lao Tzu
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