Lao Tzu on Discipline Quotes

"He who is contented is rich."

"He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior."

"He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough."

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

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

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

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

"A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live."

"He who talks more is sooner exhausted."

"The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days."

"Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge."

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

"Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - don't overdo it."

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

"The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness."

"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."

"New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings."

"Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires."

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

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

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

"The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas."

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

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

"If you search everywhere, yet cannot find what you are seeking, it is because what you seek is already within you."

"He who stands on tiptoe is not steady."

"Stop thinking, and end your problems."

"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power."

"There is no greater misfortune than underestimating your enemy."

"If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place."

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

"Act without expectation."

"Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures."