Do nondoing, strive for nonstriving, savor the flavorless, regard the small as important, make much of little, repay enmity with virtue; plan… — Laozi Copy Share Image
What makes a kingdom great is its being like a down-flowing river,--the central point towards which all the smaller streams under Heaven… — Laozi Copy Share Image
A great country is like the lower outlet of a river. It is the world's meeting ground, the world's female. — Laozi Copy Share Image
What man has more than enough and gives it to the world? Only the man of Tao. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Do you think you can make the world a better place? I do not think you can. It is already perfect. — Laozi Copy Share Image
The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Most of the world's religions serve only to strengthen attachments to false concepts such as self and other, life and death, heaven… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Being a model to the world, eternal virtue will never falter in you, and you return to the boundless. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Knowing the bright, but clinging to the dark, you become a model to the world. — 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
The softest of stuff in the world, penetrates quickly the hardest, insubstantial, it enters where there is no room... — 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
Do you think that you can clear your mind by sitting constantly in silent meditation? This makes your mind narrow, not clear.… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear. What does it mean that success is a dangerous as… — Laozi Copy Share Image
When the Way governs the world, the proud stallions drag dung carriages. When the Way is lost to the world, war horses… — Laozi Copy Share Image
When the sage stands above people, they are not oppressed. When he leads people, they are not obstructed. The world will exalt… — Laozi Copy Share Image
{The cleansing of spiritual contamination} is accomplished by offering one's talent, resources, and life to the world. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Use justice to rule a country. Use surprise to wage war. Use non-action to govern the world. — 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 Tao can't be perceived. Smaller than an electron, it contains uncountable galaxies. If powerful men and women could remain centered in… — 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
