“Colors blind the eye Sounds deafen the ear. Flavors numb the taste. Thoughts weaken the mind. Desires wither the heart.” — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“Therefore the sage seeks to satisfy (the craving of) the belly, and not the (insatiable longing of the) eyes.” — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“He whose (desires) are few gets them; he whose (desires) are many goes astray.” — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“Rushing into action, you fail. Trying to grasp things, you lose them. Forcing a project to completion, you ruin what was almost… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires. — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“With no desire, at rest and still, All things go right as of their will.” — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“Just remain in the center; watching. And then forget that you are there.” — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“If you show yourself, you will not be seen. If you affirm yourself, you will not shine. If you boast, you will have no… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“The thirty spokes unite in the one nave; but it is on the empty space (for the axle), that the use of the wheel… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“To know and yet (think) we do not know is the highest (attainment); not to know (and yet think) we do know is a… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent. He who overcomes others is strong; he who overcomes himself is… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“If you are depressed, you are living in the past; if you are anxious, you are living in the present; if you are at… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
