Accomplishes Quote by Lao Tzu

The sage acts without taking credit. He accomplishes without dwelling on it. He does not want to display his worth.

— Laozi

“Therefore the sage manages affairs without doing anything, and conveys his instructions without the use of speech.”

— Lao Tzu

“The sage puts herself last and is first.”

— Lao Tzu

“The sage shuns excess, shuns grandiosity, shuns arrogance.”

— Lao Tzu

“Therefore the sage knows (these things) of himself, but does not parade (his knowledge); loves, but does not (appear to set a) value on,…

— Lao Tzu

“The sage has in the world an appearance of indecision, and keeps his mind in a state of indifference to all.”

— Lao Tzu

“Therefore a sage has said, 'I will do nothing (of purpose), and the people will be transformed of themselves;”

— Lao Tzu

“Therefore the sage, in the exercise of his government, empties their minds, fills their bellies, weakens their wills, and strengthens their bones.”

— Lao Tzu

“The sage does not accumulate (for himself). The more that he expends for others, the more does he possess of his own; the more…

— Lao Tzu

“Therefore the sage, while he never does what is great, is able on that account to accomplish the greatest things.”

— Lao Tzu

“Therefore the sage desires what (other men) do not desire, and does not prize things difficult to get; he learns what (other men) do…

— Lao Tzu

“Doing nothing accomplishes nothing, gains nothing, changes nothing, and wins nothing. You have to make a move.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich