The Tao can't be perceived. Smaller than an electron, it contains uncountable galaxies. If powerful men and women could remain centered in… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If the majority doesn't laugh at you, beware that you must be saying something wrong. When the majority thinks you are a… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The whole world says that my Way is great like nothing else. It is great because it is like nothing else. If… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Weapons are the tools of violence;all decent men detest them.Weapons are the tools of fear;a decent man will avoid themexcept in the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If princes and kings could follow it (Tao), all things would by themselves abide, Heaven and Earth would unite and sweet dew… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you… — Laozi Copy Share Image
A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step and if that step is the right step, it becomes the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Superior leaders get things done with very little motion. They impart instruction not through many words, but through a few deeds. They… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The Tao never does anything, yet through it all things are done. If powerful men and women could venter themselves in it,… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If you practice inaction, nothing will be left undone: For the way to acquire lordship over society is by invariably not interfering. — Laozi Copy Share Image
If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you aren't afraid of… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If you go searching for the Great Creator, you will come back empty-handed. The source of the universe is ultimately unknowable, a… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If you tell me, I will listen. If you show me, I will see. If you let me experience, I will learn! — Laozi Copy Share Image
A violent wind does not outlast the morning; a squall of rain does not outlast the day. Such is the course of… — Laozi Copy Share Image
When superior people hear of the Way, they carry it out with diligence. When middling people hear of the Way, it sometimes… — Laozi Copy Share Image
How can a man's life keep it's course If he will not let it flow, Those who flow as life flows know… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If one desires to receive one must first give. This is called profound understanding. — Laozi Copy Share Image
If I have even just a little sense, I will walk on the main road and my only fear will be of… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If people do not revere the Law of Nature It will adversely affect them. If they accept It with knowledge and reverence,… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Remember: if you can cease all restless activity, your integral nature will appear. — Laozi Copy Share Image
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven. — Laozi Copy Share Image
If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he must follow… — Laozi Copy Share Image
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Do nondoing, strive for nonstriving, savor the flavorless, regard the small as important, make much of little, repay enmity with virtue; plan for difficulty… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Can you dissolve your ego? Can you abandon the idea of self and other? Can you relinquish the notions of male and female, short… — Laozi Copy Share Image
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… — Laozi Copy Share Image
