Lao Tzu on Peace Quotes

"He who is contented is rich."

"Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?"

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom."

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

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

"In the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want."

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

"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."

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

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

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

"Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises by itself?"

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

"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."

"New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings."

"He who talks more is sooner exhausted."

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

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

"If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it."

"If you want to accord with the Tao, just do your job, then let go."

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

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

"In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple."

"Act without expectation."

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

"Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - do not overdo it."

"If you are at peace you are living in the present."

"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."

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

"Silence is a source of great strength."

"The wise man is one who knows what he does not know."

"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you."

"Great acts are made up of small deeds."