Things exalted then decay. This is going against the Way. What goes against the Way meets an early end. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Good leaders reach solutions, and then stop. They do not dare to rely on force. — Laozi Copy Share Image
My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription; not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When… — 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
The virtuous carry out the settlement, but those without virtue pursue their claims. — Laozi Copy Share Image
When the Way governs the world, the proud stallions drag dung carriages. When the Way is lost to the world, war horses… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The truly great ones rely on substance, and not on surface, hold on to the fruit, and not to the flower. — Laozi Copy Share Image
When the sage stands above people, they are not oppressed. When he leads people, they are not obstructed. The world will exalt… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Weapons are ominous tools. They are not the noble ruler's tools. He only uses them when he can't avoid it. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Those who understand others are clever, those who understand themselves are wise. — Laozi Copy Share Image
People starve. The rulers consume too much with their taxes. That is why people starve. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Rituals are the end of fidelity and honesty, and the beginning of confusion. — Laozi Copy Share Image
If you scramble about in search of inner peace, you will lose your inner peace. — 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
