Lao Tzu Quotes - Page 2

Allow the heart to empty itself of all turmoil! Retrieve the utter tranquility of the mind from which you issued.Although all forms are dynamic,and we all grow and transform,each of us is compelled to return to our root. Our root is quietude.

Love is of all passions the strongest for it attacks simultaneously the head the heart and the senses.

Stop thinking, and end your problems.

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

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.

It is wealth to be content.

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

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

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

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

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.

If you are untrustworthy, people will not trust you.

He who acts, spoils; he who grasps, lets slip.

He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love.

Thus it is said:The path into the light seems dark,the path forward seems to go back,the direct path seems long,true power seems weak,true purity seems tarnished,true steadfastness seems changeable,true clarity seems obscure,the greatest are seems unsophisticated,the greatest love seems indifferent,the greatest wisdom seems childish.The Tao is nowhere to be found.Yet it nourishes and completes all things.

The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.

Love is a decision - not an emotion!

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

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

He who has no faith in others shall find no faith in them.

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

He who has not faith in others shall find no faith in them.

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.

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

Knowing others is wisdom knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Love them. Startwith what they know. Build with what they have. But with the bestleaders, when the work is done, the task accomplished, the people willsay 'We have done this ourselves.

To know that you do not know is the best.To think you know when you do not is a disease.Recognizing this disease as a disease is to be free of it.

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

If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.

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 words.Because he doesn't know who he is,people recognize themselves in him.Because he has no goal in mind,everything he does succeeds.

He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend.

free from desire, you realize the mysterycaught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.

Highly evolved people have their own conscience as pure law.

Choose food, clothing, and shelter that accords with nature.Rely on your own body for transportation. Allow your work and your recreation to be one and the same. Do exercise that develops your whole being and not just your body. Listen to music that bridges the three spheres of your being. Choose leaders for their virtue rather than their wealth or power. Serve others and cultivate yourself simultaneously. Understand that true growth comes from meeting and solving problems of life in a way that is harmonizing to yourself and to others. If you can follow these simple old ways, you will be continually renewed.

A leader is bestWhen people barely know he existsOf a good leader, who talks little,When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,They will say, “We did this ourselves.

The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.

Manifest plainness Embrace simplicity Reduce selfishness Have few desires.

Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.

Material and infinite are inseparableAppreciating their interconnectednessis the gateway to understanding

LoveEmbracing Tao, you become embraced.Supple, breathing gently, you become reborn.Clearing your vision, you become clear.Nurturing your beloved, you become impartial.Opening your heart, you become accepted.Accepting the World, you embrace Tao.Bearing and nurturing,Creating but not owning,Giving without demanding,Controlling without authority,This is love.

The heart that gives, gathers.

The best fighter is never angry.

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.

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

In pursuit of knowledge, every day something is acquired. In pursuit of wisdom, every day something is dropped.

Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil.

He who is in harmony with the Taois like a newborn child.Its bones are soft, its muscles are weak,but its grip is powerful.It doesn't know about the unionof male and female,yet its penis can stand erect,so intense is its vital power.It can scream its head off all day,yet it never becomes hoarse,so complete is its harmony.The Master's power is like this.He lets all things come and goeffortlessly, without desire.He never expects results;thus he is never disappointed.He is never disappointed;thus his spirit never grows old.

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

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

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

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

Love is of all the passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses.

When there is silence one finds the anchor of the universe within oneself

Seek not happiness too greedily and be not fearful of unhappiness.

Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are.When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.

Nature is not human-hearted.

Do you imagine the universe is agitated? Go into the desert at night and look at the stars. This practice should answer the question.

The ruler attains wholeness in the correct governance of the people.

Be content with what you have;rejoice in the way things are.When you realize there is nothing lacking,the whole world belongs to you.