There is a thing inherent and natural which existed before heaven and earth. Motionless and fathomless, It stands alone and never changes;… — Laozi Copy Share Image
He who knows much about others may be learned, but he who understands himself is more intelligent. He who controls others may… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Without going outside, you may know the whole world, without looking through the window, you may see the ways of heaven. The… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Tao is beyond words and beyond understanding. Words may be used to speak of it, but they cannot contain it. Tao existed… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Clay is fashioned into vessels; it is on their empty hollowness that their use depends. Doors and windows are cut out to… — 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
She who is centered in the Tao can go where she wishes, without danger. She perceives the universal harmony, even amid great… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The good man is the teacher of the bad, And the bad is the material from which the good may learn. He… — 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