The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“True words aren't eloquent; eloquent words aren't true. Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“If I had just a little bit of wisdom I should walk the great path and fear only straying from it.” — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“Seeing our own smallness is called insight, honoring our own tenderness is called strenght.” — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment. Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self requires strength; He who knows he… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“Thus it is said: The path into the light seems dark, the path forward seems to go back, the direct path seems… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good. He who… — Lao Tzu 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.… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“He who (tries to) govern a state by his wisdom is a scourge to it; while he who does not (try to)… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“Therefore a wise prince, marching the whole day, does not go far from his baggage waggons.” — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“If we could renounce our sageness and discard our wisdom, it would be better for the people a hundredfold.” — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“Just remain in the center; watching. And then forget that you are there.” — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“If you show yourself, you will not be seen. If you affirm yourself, you will not shine. If you boast, you will have no… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“The thirty spokes unite in the one nave; but it is on the empty space (for the axle), that the use of the wheel… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“To know and yet (think) we do not know is the highest (attainment); not to know (and yet think) we do know is a… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent. He who overcomes others is strong; he who overcomes himself is… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
“If you are depressed, you are living in the past; if you are anxious, you are living in the present; if you are at… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image