"Where there is peace, God is." ~George Herbert

"Carve your blessings in stone." ~Anon
"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again." ~William Penn
"Dictum sapienti sat est - A word to a wise person is sufficient." ~Cicero Ovid Seneca

"May your pen happily writes ...™ ©Leah C Dancel

11/11/11

TAO TE CHING Quotes authored by Lao Tzu


"A good traveler leaves no track." ~Tao Te Ching

“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving.” ~Tao Te Ching

“A great nation is like a great man: When he makes a mistake, he realises it. Having realised it, he admits it. Having admitted it, he corrects it. He considers those who point out his faults as his most benevolent teachers. He thinks of his enemy as the shadow that he himself casts.” ~Tao Te Ching

"A great tailor cuts little." ~Tao Te Ching

“Do you have the patience to wait till your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by itself?” ~Tao Te Ching 

"Free from desire, you realize the mystery. Caught in desire, you see only the manifestations." ~Tao Te Ching

"He who knows he has enough is rich." ~Tao Te Ching

"He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened." ~Tao Te Ching

‘He who rushes ahead doesn’t go far.” ~Tao Te Ching

“I just have three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion.” ~Tao Te Ching

"Only fools seek power, power, and the greatest fools seek it through force." ~Tao Te Ching

“Stop thinking and end your problems.” ~Tao Te Ching 

“Success is as dangerous as failure.” ~Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle. The most successful manager leads without dictating. This is intelligent non-aggressiveness. This is called the mastery of men." ~Tao Te Ching (from Omaya Colo)

“The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.” ~Tao Te Ching

“The further one travels the less one knows.” ~Tao Te Ching

"The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail." ~Tao Te Ching

"The man who knows how to live has no place for death to enter." ~Tao Te Ching, Chapter 50

“The Master has no possessions. The more he does for others, the happier he is. The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is.” ~Lao Tzu

“The supreme goodness is like water.

It benefits all things without contention.

In dwelling, it stays grounded.

In being, it flows to depths.

In expression, it is honest.

In confrontation, it stays gentle.
In governance, it does not control.

In action, it aligns to timing.
It is content with its nature
and therefore cannot be faulted.”

~The Tao Te Ching

“The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.” ~Tao Te Ching

“The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know.” ~Tao Te Ching

“There is no greater misfortune than underestimating your enemy.” ~Tao Te Ching

"To know others is wisdom, to know oneself enlightenment." ~Tao Te Ching

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need." ~Tao Te Ching

"When people see things as beautiful, ugliness is created.
When people see things as good, evil is created.
Being and non-being produce each other.
Difficult and easy complement each other.
Long and short define each other.
High and low oppose each other.
Fore and aft follow each other.
Therefore the Master can act without doing anything
and teach without saying a word.
Things come her way and she does not stop them;
things leave and she lets them go.
She has without possessing,
and acts without any expectations.
When her work is done, she takes no credit.
That is why it will last forever.
~Tao Te Ching

“When there is no desire, all things are at peace.” ~Tao Te Ching

"Yield and become whole, bend and then straighten." ~Tao Te Ching

From FB as shared by Paulo Coelho, author

"And because he is not competing, no one in the world can compete with him." ~Tao Te Ching

"Be humble and you will remain whole." ~Tao Te Ching

"Bow down and you will remain erect." ~Tao Te Ching

"Empty yourself and you will remain full." ~Tao Te Ching

"He does not attract attention to himself, and that is why he is noticed." ~Tao Te Ching

"He does not praise himself, and that is why he has merit." ~Tao Te Ching

"He who keeps to his path has will." ~Tao Te Ching

"The wise man does not show himself, and that is why he shines." ~Tao Te Chibg

"Wear yourself out and you will remain new." ~Tao Te Ching

Source: Shared by Paulo Coelho, author, (FB)

╔═════ ೋღ☃ღೋ ═════╗
THANK YOU
╚═════ ೋღ☃ღೋ ═════╝