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