Lao Tzu on Truth Quotes

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

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

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

"Stop thinking, and end your problems."

"The heavy is the root of the light; the unmoved is the source of all movement."

"When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready... The teacher will Disappear."

"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 does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."

"Truth is not something you find, it is something you become when you stop seeking lies."

"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."

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

"The great way is very smooth, but people love the mountain paths."

"All streams flow to the ocean because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power."

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

"Silence is a source of great strength."

"He who is contented is rich."

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

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

"The truth of the universe is not found in books, but in the silence of the heart."

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

"Great acts are made up of small deeds."

"The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own."

"Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good."

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

"The Tao does nothing, yet nothing is left undone."

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

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

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

"The further one goes, the less one knows."

"The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world."

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

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

"To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease."