Lao Tzu's quote

philosopher of ancient China, best known as the author of the Tao Te Ching (often simply referred to as Laozi)

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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.
Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world. Tao Te Ching
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich. Tao Te Ching
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know. Tao Teh Ching
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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.
The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth. Tao Te Ching
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you. Tao Te Ching
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
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.
Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.'
A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
The best fighter is never angry.
Act without expectation.
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
Silence is a source of Great Strength.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
If you understand others you are smart. If you understand yourself you are illuminated. If you overcome others you are powerful. If you overcome yourself you have strength. If you know how to be satisfied you are rich. If you can act with vigor, you have a will. If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting. If you die without loss, you are eternal. Tao Te Ching
Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear? Tao Te Ching
Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habit. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
To lead people, walk beside them ... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate ... When the best leader's work is done the people say, We did it ourselves!
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment
By letting go it all gets done.
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long. Te Tao Ching
To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.
Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease.
Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.
To a mind that is still the whole universe surrenders.
Because of a great love, one is courageous.
There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.
I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
A leader is best When people barely know he exists Of a good leader, who talks little, When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, They will say, We did this ourselves. Tao Te Ching
Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness.
Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.
He who acts, spoils; he who grasps, lets slip.
What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.
Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.
One who is too insistent on his own views finds few to agree with him.