The supreme rulers are hardly known by their subjects. The lesser are loved and praised. The even lesser are feared. The least… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Knowing honor, but clinging to disgrace, you become the valley of the world. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Heaven's net is very vast. It is sparsely meshed, yet nothing slips through. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Warriors say: I dare not be like the host, but would rather be like the guest. I dare not advance an inch,… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Seal the openings, shut the doors, and until your last day you will not be exhausted. Widen the openings, interfere, and until… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The Master observes the world, but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. His heart is as open… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Knowledge of the eternal is all-embracing. To be all-embracing leads to righteousness, which is majestic. — 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