“When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready... The teacher will Disappear.” — Tao Te Ching Copy Share Image
Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit. — Laozi Copy Share Image
All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power. — Laozi Copy Share Image
“Heaven and earth begin in the unnamed: name’s the mother of the ten thousand things.” — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
When you study the Tao Te Ching, you have to use your heart to try to imagine what Tao really is. — Henry Chang Copy Share Image
“Leading people is like cooking Don’t stir too much It annoys the ingredients And spoils the food” — Rick Julian Copy Share Image
According to the ancient Chinese proverb, A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. — Laozi Copy Share Image
He who stands on tiptoe doesn't stand firm. He who rushes ahead doesn't go far. He who tries to shine dims his… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Shape clay into a vessel; It is the space within that makes it useful. Cut doors and windows for a room; It… — Laozi Copy Share Image
A great nation is like a great man:When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.Having realized it, he admits it.Having admitted it,… — Laozi Copy Share Image
What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job? If you… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas. Tolerant like the sky, all-pervading like sunlight, firm like a… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Yet mystery and imagination arise from the same source. This source is called darkness ... Darkness within darkness, the gateway to all understanding. — Laozi Copy Share Image
The Master's power is like this. He lets all things come and go effortlessly, without desire. He never expects results; thus he… — Laozi Copy Share Image
True words aren't eloquent; eloquent words aren't true. Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The best leaders are those their people hardly know exist. The next best is a leader who is loved and praised. Next… — Laozi Copy Share Image
“He who is in harmony with the Tao is like a newborn child. Its bones are soft, its muscles are weak, but… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
We are born male. We must learn to be men. Remember, strength is a force. It is an attribute of the heart.… — Kent Nerburn Copy Share Image
Those who know don't talk. Those who talk don't know. Close your mouth, block off your senses, blunt your sharpness, untie your… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The Tao Te Ching is partly in prose, partly in verse; but as we define poetry now, not by rhyme and meter… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.… — Laozi Copy Share Image
