Lao Tzu Quotes

Lao Tzu Quote of the day

If you care too much about what other people think, you will always be their prisoner. Lao Tzu

Taoism is the way of water. The most frequent element or symbol refered to in Lao Tzu's wrtings is the symbol of water.

As Lao Tzu says, "The Tao that can be named is not the true Tao".

The primary quality that Lao Tzu seems to emobdy is humility, which is the image of water - seeking the common level of existence.

When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly.When people see some things as good, other things become bad.

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

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

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

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

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

Material and infinite are inseparableAppreciating their interconnectednessis the gateway to understanding

Take time for the clearance of the mind, preparing for adherence to perseverance for the journey of another thousand miles.

Your life is a piece of clay

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them

At the center of your beingyou have the answer

To realize that you do not understand is a virtue

Just remain in the center

The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself

A man with outward courage dares to die