All Laozi Quotes
- Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your… Careful
- The sage wears clothes of coarse cloth but carries jewels in his bosom; He knows himself but does not display himself; He loves himself but… Bosom
- Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force. Flow
- There is no calamity greater than lavish desires. There is no greater guilt than discontent. And there is no greater disaster than greed. Calamity
- Knowing others is to be clever. Knowing yourself is to be enlightened. Overcoming others requires force. Overcoming yourself requires strength. Clever
- Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength Conquer
- To attain knowledge, add things every day To attain wisdom, remove things every day Add
- Do nothing, and leave nothing undone. ["Doing nothing" is what happens when the doer disappears, it isn't something that one does or chooses not to… Chooses
- Those who of old were good practicers of Tao did not use it to make people bright, but rather used it to make them simple. Bright
- Through return to simple living comes control of desires. In control of desires stillness is attained. In stillness the world is restored. Attained
- Stop leaving and you will arrive, Stop searching and you will see, Stop running away and you will be found. Arrive
- How can a man's life keep it's course If he will not let it flow, Those who flow as life flows know They need no… Course
- How do I know about the world? By what is within me. Inspirational
- Who is there who can make muddy waters clear? But if allowed to remain still, it will gradually clear itself. Allowed
- The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering. Course
- The ruler attains wholeness in the correct governance of the people. Attains
- Who can wait quietly until the mud settles? Who can remain still until the moment of action? Action
- Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe. Aloneness
- Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it. Flexible
- To know and not to do is not yet to know. Funny