What honor can there be without humility? What heights can be reached without being low? The pieces of a chariot are useless… — Laozi Copy Share Image
In harmony with the Tao, the sky is clear and spacious, the earth is solid and full, all creature flourish together, content… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The Tao gives birth to One. One gives birth to yin and yang. Yin and yang give birth to all things... The… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The surest test if a person be sane, is if she accepts life whole, as it is. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Hold on to the great image, and the whole world follows, follows unharmed, content and completely at peace. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Whoever relies on the Tao in governing men doesn't try to force issues or defeat enemies by force of arms. For every… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Love the whole world as if it were your self; then you will truly care for all things. — 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
Yield and overcome; Bend and be straight; Empty and be full; Wear out and be new; Have little and gain; Have much… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Without going outside, you may know the whole world, without looking through the window, you may see the ways of heaven. The… — 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
The Tao never does anything, yet through it all things are done. If powerful men and women could venter themselves in it,… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The new life created by the final integration is self-aware yet without ego, capable of inhabiting a body yet not attached to… — Laozi Copy Share Image
All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power. If you want to… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Some help others in order to receive blessings and admiration. This is simply meaningless. Some cultivate themselves in part to serve others,… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The words of truth are always paradoxical. To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. — Laozi Copy Share Image
The wise stand out because they see themselves as part of the Whole. They shine because they don't want to impress. They… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The Master views the parts with compassion, because he understands the whole. His constant practice is humility. He doesn't glitter like a… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The Tao is always at ease. It overcomes without competing, answers without speaking a word, arrives without being summoned, accomplishes without a… — Laozi Copy Share Image
That which is achieved the most, still has the whole of its future yet to be achieved. — Laozi Copy Share Image
The Tao gives birth to One. One gives birth to Two. Two gives birth to Three. Three gives birth to all things.… — 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