What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job? If you… — Laozi Copy Share Image
All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power. — Laozi Copy Share Image
The Master's power is like this. He lets all things come and go effortlessly, without desire. He never expects results; thus he… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The nameless is the beginning of Heaven and Earth. The named is the mother of all things. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit. — Laozi Copy Share Image
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. — Laozi Copy Share Image
A great nation is like a great man:When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.Having realized it, he admits it.Having admitted it,… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.… — Laozi Copy Share Image
He who stands on tiptoe doesn't stand firm. He who rushes ahead doesn't go far. He who tries to shine dims his… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Yet mystery and imagination arise from the same source. This source is called darkness ... Darkness within darkness, the gateway to all understanding. — Laozi Copy Share Image
The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas. Tolerant like the sky, all-pervading like sunlight, firm like 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