All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power. If you want to… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more sacred than simply breathing.… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If you see what is small as it sees itself, and accept what is weak for what strength it has, and use… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Although most people spend their entire lives following this biological impulse (i.e. the sex drive), it is only a tiny portion of… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If Heaven were not clear it might rend. If Earth were not firm it might crumble. — Laozi Copy Share Image
If you fail to honor your people, They will fail to honor you; It is said of a good leader that When… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Having reached a high level of realization (or having accomplished anything in life), don't get excited or puffed up with pride but… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Throw away holiness and wisdom, and people will be a hundred times happier. Throw away morality and justice, and people will do… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Who is unhappy with little, won't be with much; who doesn't appreciate the small won't be able to take care of the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The group will not prosper if the leader grabs the lion's share of the credit for the good work that has been… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Can you let go of words and ideas, attitudes and expectations? If so, then the Tao will loom into view. — Laozi Copy Share Image
All things issue from it; all things return to it. To find the origin, trace back the manifestations. When you recognize the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If you attach yourself to gross energies - loving this person, hating that clan, rejecting one experience or habitually indulging in another… — Laozi Copy Share Image
A great country needs more people to serve it. A small country needs more people to serve. So, if both shall get… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Being satisfied with little, you can gain much. Seeking much you will go astray. The wise heeds this precept. If it could… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Who is there who can make muddy waters clear? But if allowed to remain still, it will gradually clear itself. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Therefore, if a great kingdom humbles itself before a small kingdom, it shall make that small kingdom its prize. And if a… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Eliminate mental muddiness and obscurity; keep your mind crystal clear. Allow your pure original insight to emerge. Quiet your emotions and abide… — Laozi Copy Share Image
When merit has been achieved, do not take it to yourself; for if you do not take it to yourself, it shall… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them... If the sage would guide the people, he… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If a great country yields to a small country, it will conquer the small country. If a small country yields to a… — 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
