Use justice to rule a country. Use surprise to wage war. Use non-action to govern the world. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Why did the ancients praise the Way? Did they not say it was because you find what you seek and are saved… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Approach your own inner life with a loving quality that accepts who you are without trying to change who you are. — Laozi Copy Share Image
The hard and stiff are death's companions. The soft and weak are life's companions. — Laozi Copy Share Image
When you accurately perceive the fluidity of things, you can also begin to perceive the constancy behind them: the creative, transformative, boundless,… — Laozi Copy Share Image
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as… — 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
Misery is what happiness rests upon. Happiness is what misery lurks beneath. — Laozi Copy Share Image
The one who does not honor the teacher and the one who does not honor the task, although ever so knowledgeable, they… — 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
Your name or your body, what is dearer? Your body or your wealth, what is worthier? — 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
They can see their neighbors. Roosters and dogs can be heard from there. Still, they will age and die without visiting one… — 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
