Hold on to the ancient Way to master the present, and to learn the distant beginning. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Do not fear the aging of the body for it is the body's way of seeking the root. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Quiet your mind and stop judging and resisting and manipulating the natural way. — Laozi Copy Share Image
He who holds on to the Way seeks no excess. Since he lacks excess, he can grow old in no need to… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Those who seek knowledge, collect something every day. Those who seek the Way, let go of something every day. — 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
Other people are joyous, like on the feast of the ox, like on the way up to the terrace in the spring.… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Some have lavish garments, carry sharp swords, and feast on food and drink. They possess more than they can spend. This is… — Laozi Copy Share Image
When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness.… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Force is followed by loss of strength. This is not the way of the Tao. That which goes against the Tao comes… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Supreme good is like water. Water greatly benefits all things, without conflict. It flows through places that people loathe. Thereby it is… — Laozi Copy Share Image
I confess that there is nothing to teach: no religion, no science, no writings which will lead your mind back to Spirit.… — 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
Heaven's Way does not contend, yet it certainly triumphs. It does not speak, yet it certainly answers. It does not summon, yet… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be before the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking. Center your country in the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
In this world, there is nothing softer or thinner than water. But to compel the hard and unyielding, it has no equal.… — Laozi Copy Share Image
True perfection seems imperfect, yet it is perfectly itself. True fullness seems empty, yet it is fully present. True straightness seems crooked.… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The best form of leadership is to be conscious of the leadership potential with the followers and to let them unleash this… — Laozi Copy Share Image
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven. — Laozi Copy Share Image
The Way is the source of all things, good people's treasure and bad people's refuge. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Those who advice the ruler on the Way, do not want the world subdued with weapons. — Laozi Copy Share Image
If I have just an ounce of sense, I follow the great Way, and fear only to stray from it. — Laozi Copy Share Image
In the Way of Heaven, there is no partiality of love; it is always on the side of the good man. — 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
