Sayings And Quotes By Lao Tzu

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“Simplicity, Patience, Compassion. These three are your greatest treasures…”
– Lao Tzu

“Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.”
– Lao Tzu

“Stop thinking, and end your problems.”
– Lao Tzu

“The best fighter is never angry.”
– Lao Tzu

“The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.”
– Lao Tzu

“The higher the sun arise, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honors.”
– Lao Tzu

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
– Lao Tzu

“The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.”
– Lao Tzu

“The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.”
– Lao Tzu

“The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.”
– Lao Tzu

“The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.”
– Lao Tzu

“The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.”
– Lao Tzu

“The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.”
– Lao Tzu

“The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.”
– Lao Tzu

“The True Person is detached and humble and to the world appears confusing. The people all strain their eyes and ears, yet the True Person remains childlike.”
– Lao Tzu

“The truth is not always beautiful, or beautiful words the truth.”
– Lao Tzu

“The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, ‘We did it ourselves’.”
– Lao Tzu

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

“The words of truth are always paradoxical.”
– Lao Tzu

“Those who have knowledge, don’t predict. Those who predict, don’t have knowledge.”
– Lao Tzu

“Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to.”
– Lao Tzu

“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.”
– Lao Tzu

“To lead people walk behind them.”
– Lao Tzu

“To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.”
– Lao Tzu

“To see things in the seed, that is genius.”
– Lao Tzu

“To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.”
– Lao Tzu

“Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.”
– Lao Tzu

“Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.”
– Lao Tzu

“Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.”
– Lao Tzu

“When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.”
– Lao Tzu

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”
– Lao Tzu

“When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.”
– Lao Tzu

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.”
– Lao Tzu

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”
– Lao Tzu

“Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows.”
– Lao Tzu

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