Lao Tzu
Quotes from Lao Tzu
"The further one goes, the less one knows."
502
"There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent."
503
"The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms."
504
"Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here."
505
"Stop leaving and you will arrive. Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found."
506
"What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly."
507
"Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it."
508
"Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness."
509
"The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know."
510
"To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day."
511
"Surrender your self-interest. Love others as much as you love yourself. Then you can be entrusted with all things under heaven."
512
"If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence."
513
"Stop thinking, and end your problems."
514
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
515
"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."
516
"Silence is a source of great strength."
517
"Make your heart like a lake with a calm still surface and great depths of kindness."
518
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love."
519
"Be still like a mountain, and flow like a great river."
520
"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want."
521
"Great acts are made up of small deeds."
522
"Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires."
523
"He who is contented is rich."
524
"By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning."
525
"The best fighter is never angry."
526
"When the best leader’s work is done the people say, ‘We did it ourselves.’"
527
"To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders."
528
"Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy."
529
"Love is a decision. Not an emotion."
530
"He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough."
531
"Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realise there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you."
532
"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."
533
"A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving."
534
"The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness."
535
"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.'"
536
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
537
"Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know."
538
"If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present."
539
"New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings."
540
"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power."
541
"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."
542
"Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner."
543
"I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures."
544
"A man with outward courage dares to die: a man with inner courage dare to live."
545
"The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth."
546
"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment."
547
"If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place."
548
"When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you."
549
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."
550
"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step."
551