88 result(s) for Laozi Quotes.
"To see things in the seed, that is genius."
"The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he advantages himself."
"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."
"The great way is easy, yet people prefer shortcuts."
"If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are sad, you are living in the past."
"The best way to obtain is to give."
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"A leader is best when people barely know he exists."
"In the world, everything is the law of nature."
"To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day."
"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."
"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you."
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."
"The more that laws and regulations are given prominence, the more thieves and robbers there will be."
"There is no greater disaster than greed."
"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."
"When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'"
"The flame that burns Twice as bright, burns half as long."
"Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know."
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"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.'"
"All things are beyond my knowing, yet I can know how to serve the people."
"A good neighbor is better than a distant brother."
"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly."
"The highest good is like water."
"I have three treasures, guard and keep them: simplicity, patience, compassion."
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."
"The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long."
"To know the road ahead, ask those coming back."
"The greatest gift is to give people your undivided attention."
"He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough."
"Mastering the mind is true freedom."
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"To be truly good, you must first be bad."
"Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have."
"To know the world, you must first know yourself."
"What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job?"
"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity."
"To understand the limitation of things, desire is the basis."
"The wise adapt themselves to circumstances as water molds itself to the pitcher."
"You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first."
"When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you."
"Silence is a source of great strength."
"He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know."
"The journey of a thousand miles begins beneath one’s feet."
"To lead people, walk behind them."
"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."
"The best way to resolve a conflict is to avoid it."
"Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?"
"There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent."
"Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish; too much handling will ruin it."
"We Taoists are fond of living with simplicity and humility."
"Laozi said, 'The further one goes, the less one knows.'"
"Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least."
"That which is above is also that which is below."
"In the end, the best thing we can do is to patiently wait."
"The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for himself."
"To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; not to realize that you do not understand is a defect."
"Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace."
"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them."
"He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty."
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
"He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know."
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
"The further one goes, the less one knows."
"When the student is ready, the teacher will appear."
"The best way to predict the future is to create it."
"A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving."
"To know the other and oneself is to be enlightened."
"Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."
"The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself."
"The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world."
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom."
"Great acts are made up of small deeds."
"Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force."
"Deal with the big while it is still small."
"The more that people seek to be enlightened, the more they are ignored."
"As soon as you stop wanting something, you get it."
"The wise person does not insist on having their own way."
"You can’t build your reputation on what you are going to do."
"Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures."
"What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job?"
"Let the world mind its own business."
"To be content with little is to be rich."
"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes."
"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."
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