Lao Tzu Quotes

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

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

"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step."

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."

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

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."

"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."

"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."

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

"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading."

"Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses."

"Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy."

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

"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment."

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

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

"He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty."

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

"He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened."

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

"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."

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

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

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

"When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'"

"He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still."

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

"Silence is a source of great strength."

"Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it."

"Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides."