--- title: "10 Feet Quotes By Laozi" description: "10 Feet quotes by Laozi. Plus more from Laozi and more Feet sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/laozi-147_climb_a-climb-of-eight-hundred-feet-starts-whe_411866.jpg" --- > [A climb of eight hundred feet starts where the foot stands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/a-climb-of-eight-hundred-feet-starts-where-the-foot-stands/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/laozi-147_climb_a-climb-of-eight-hundred-feet-starts-whe_411866.jpg) > [A journey of a thousand leagues begins beneath one's feet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/a-journey-of-a-thousand-leagues-begins-beneath-one-s-feet/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/810/laozi-147_beneath_a-journey-of-a-thousand-leagues-begins-b_2475836.jpg) > [When you stand with your two feet on the ground, you will always keep your balance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/when-you-stand-with-your-two-feet-on-the-ground-you-will-always-keep/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48f/laozi-147_balance_when-you-stand-with-your-two-feet-on-the_741435.jpg) > [The one who can dissolve her mind will suddenly discover the Tao at her feet...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-one-who-can-dissolve-her-mind-will-suddenly-discover-the-tao-at/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/705/laozi-147_feet_the-one-who-can-dissolve-her-mind-will-s_1992438.jpg) > [A journey of a thousand miles starts in front of your feet. A tower nine stories high is built from a small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/a-journey-of-a-thousand-miles-starts-in-front-of-your-feet-a-tower/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c71/laozi-147_built_a-journey-of-a-thousand-miles-starts-in_1928546.jpg) > [Warriors say: I dare not be like the host, but would rather be like the guest. I dare not advance an inch,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/warriors-say-i-dare-not-be-like-the-host-but-would-rather-be-like-the/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fda/laozi-147_dare_warriors-say-i-dare-not-be-like-the-host_1406405.jpg) > [A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; A terrace nine stories high rises…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/a-tree-that-can-fill-the-span-of-a-man-s-arms-grows-from-a-downy-tip/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af9/laozi-147_arms_a-tree-that-can-fill-the-span-of-a-man-s_342329.jpg) > [The journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath your feet. NOTE: Other translations exist, such as:Great trees grow from the smallest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-journey-of-a-thousand-miles-starts-from-beneath-your-feet-note/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26e/laozi-147_earth_the-journey-of-a-thousand-miles-starts-f_193583.jpg) > [The first practice is the practice of undiscriminating virtue: take care of those who are deserving; also, and equally, take care of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-first-practice-is-the-practice-of-undiscriminating-virtue-take/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/504/laozi-147_care_the-first-practice-is-the-practice-of-un_3187524.jpg) > [Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear. What does it mean that success is a dangerous as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/success-is-as-dangerous-as-failure-hope-is-as-hollow-as-fear-what/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95a/laozi-147_all-things_success-is-as-dangerous-as-failure-hope_505270.jpg) ## Other authors on Feet ## More by Laozi > [When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/when-you-have-accomplished-your-goal-simply-walk-away-this-is-the/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [In lightness the root is lost. In haste the ruler is lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/in-lightness-the-root-is-lost-in-haste-the-ruler-is-lost/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he must follow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/if-the-sage-wants-to-stand-above-people-he-must-speak-to-them-from/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [Goodie-goodies are the thieves of virtue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/goodie-goodies-are-the-thieves-of-virtue/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/he-that-humbles-himself-shall-be-preserved-entire-he-that-bends-shall/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [The Way of the Sage is to act but not to compete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-way-of-the-sage-is-to-act-but-not-to-compete/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [Do nondoing, strive for nonstriving, savor the flavorless, regard the small as important, make much of little, repay enmity with virtue; plan for difficulty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/do-nondoing-strive-for-nonstriving-savor-the-flavorless-regard-the/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [Without looking through the window, you can see Heaven's Way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/without-looking-through-the-window-you-can-see-heaven-s-way/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [Can you dissolve your ego? Can you abandon the idea of self and other? Can you relinquish the notions of male and female, short…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/can-you-dissolve-your-ego-can-you-abandon-the-idea-of-self-and-other/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [The Tao is the center of the universe, the good man's treasure, the bad man's refuge. Honors can be bought with fine words, respect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-tao-is-the-center-of-the-universe-the-good-man-s-treasure-the-bad/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [What's the difference between beautiful and ugly?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/what-s-the-difference-between-beautiful-and-ugly/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [In stillness the muddied water returns to clarity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/in-stillness-the-muddied-water-returns-to-clarity/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [He (the sage) is good to those who are good. He is also good to those who are not good. That is the virtue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/he-the-sage-is-good-to-those-who-are-good-he-is-also-good-to-those/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [There is a thing inherent and natural which existed before heaven and earth. Motionless and fathomless, It stands alone and never changes; It pervades…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/there-is-a-thing-inherent-and-natural-which-existed-before-heaven-and/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job? If you do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/what-is-a-good-man-but-a-bad-man-s-teacher-what-is-a-bad-man-but-a/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feet/laozi/#itemlist", "name": "10 Feet Quotes By Laozi", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A climb of eight hundred feet starts where the foot stands.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laozi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/a-climb-of-eight-hundred-feet-starts-where-the-foot-stands/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/laozi-147_climb_a-climb-of-eight-hundred-feet-starts-whe_411866.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/laozi-147_climb_a-climb-of-eight-hundred-feet-starts-whe_411866.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/laozi-147_climb_a-climb-of-eight-hundred-feet-starts-whe_411866.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A climb of eight hundred feet starts where the foot stands.” — Laozi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A journey of a thousand leagues begins beneath one's feet.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laozi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/a-journey-of-a-thousand-leagues-begins-beneath-one-s-feet/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/810/laozi-147_beneath_a-journey-of-a-thousand-leagues-begins-b_2475836.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/810/laozi-147_beneath_a-journey-of-a-thousand-leagues-begins-b_2475836.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/810/laozi-147_beneath_a-journey-of-a-thousand-leagues-begins-b_2475836.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A journey of a thousand leagues begins beneath one's feet.” — Laozi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you stand with your two feet on the ground, you will always keep your balance.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laozi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/when-you-stand-with-your-two-feet-on-the-ground-you-will-always-keep/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48f/laozi-147_balance_when-you-stand-with-your-two-feet-on-the_741435.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48f/laozi-147_balance_when-you-stand-with-your-two-feet-on-the_741435.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48f/laozi-147_balance_when-you-stand-with-your-two-feet-on-the_741435.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you stand with your two feet on the ground, you will always keep your balance.” — Laozi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The one who can dissolve her mind will suddenly discover the Tao at her feet...", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laozi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-one-who-can-dissolve-her-mind-will-suddenly-discover-the-tao-at/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/705/laozi-147_feet_the-one-who-can-dissolve-her-mind-will-s_1992438.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/705/laozi-147_feet_the-one-who-can-dissolve-her-mind-will-s_1992438.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/705/laozi-147_feet_the-one-who-can-dissolve-her-mind-will-s_1992438.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The one who can dissolve her mind will suddenly discover the Tao at her feet...” — Laozi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A journey of a thousand miles starts in front of your feet. 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