Once upon a time a man whose ax was missing suspected his neighbor's son. The boy walked like a thief, looked like… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The river and the sea can be kings of a hundred valleys, because they lie below them. — Laozi Copy Share Image
If you go searching for the Great Creator, you will come back empty-handed. The source of the universe is ultimately unknowable, a… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Knowing honor, but clinging to disgrace, you become the valley of the world. — Laozi Copy Share Image
The things that have acquired unity are these: Heaven by unity has become clear; Earth by unity has become steady; The Spirit… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Know honor, Yet keep humility. Be the valley of the universe! Being the valley of the universe, Ever true and resourceful, Return… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Although most people spend their entire lives following this biological impulse (i.e. the sex drive), it is only a tiny portion of… — 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