Quotes By Lao Tzu

Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.

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

An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.

The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.

He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.

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

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

Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.

To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.

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

It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.

To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

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

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.

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

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

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

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.

Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.

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

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

The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.

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

When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.

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

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