Lao Tzu Quotes

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.

The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.

Thirty spokesShare one hub.Make the nothing therein appropriate, and you will have the use of the cart.

The wise man does not lay up his own treasures.The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.

I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.

A good traveler leaves no tracks. Good speech lacks fault-finding.

Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.

To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.

Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

The best of all leaders is the one who helps people so that eventually they don’t need him.

The words of truth are always paradoxical.

Too much thinking causes confusion and anxietybetter to stick with the simplicity of Tao

Knowing others is Wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment

People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.

Silence is a source of great strength.

Let go of rousing speechand identification with thoughtsUntil your endyou will never be jaded

Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle ofsoftness overcoming hardness.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

The more laws and restrictions there are, The poorer people become....The more rules and regulations, The more thieves and robbers.

The slaying of multitudes should be mourned with sorrow. A victory should be celebrated with the funeral rite.

Heaven’s Tao is impartial, yet those who follow its compassionate waywill always be nourished

Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.

Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.

Any good person who is motivated to attain awareness of the whole truth should follow the Universal Way to calm his mind and harmonize it with all aspects of life.

When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'

Heaven and earthbegin in the unnamed:name’s the motherof the ten thousand things.

As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it.

Love is a decision - not an emotion!

The Master, by residing in the Tao, sets an example for all beings.Because he doesn't display himself, people can see his light.Because he has nothing to prove, people can trust his

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.

There isa time to liveand a time to diebut never to reject the moment.

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.

With those who are kindthe sage is kindWith those who are not kindthe sage is also kindbecause the way of Tao is kindness

When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.

Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.

If you don’t stand sincere by your wordshow sincere can the people be?Take great care over words, treasure them.1.17

He who conquers others is strong He who conquers himself is mighty.

If you want to govern the people, You must place yourself below them.If you want to lead people, You must learn how to follow them.

To lead people, you must follow behind.

If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees.

The difficult problems in life always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being small.

Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

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.

Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.