Lao Tzu Quotes

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."

"I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures."

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

"Silence is a source of great strength."

"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."

"He who does not trust enough, will not be trusted."

"Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits."

"New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings."

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."

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

"Because of great love, one is courageous."

"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."

"Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear."

"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small."

"The soft overcomes the hard. The slow overcomes the fast."

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

"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."

"The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long."

"To lead people, walk behind them."

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

"Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it."

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

"Great acts are made up of small deeds."

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

"He who is contented is rich."

"Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield."

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

"If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to."

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

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality."

"Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner."

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

"Because she competes with no one, no one can compete with her."