177 Lao Tzu Quotes On Love And Life That Will Amaze You
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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.
Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
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Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
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The best fighter is never angry.
The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.
Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to.’
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Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.
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Silence is a source of Great Strength.
Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
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 dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
At the center of your being
you have the answer;
you know who you are
and you know what you want.
When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.
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By letting go it all gets done.
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
A leader is best
When people barely know he exists
Of a good leader, who talks little,
When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,
They will say, “We did this ourselves.
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To lead people, walk beside them …
As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence.
The next best, the people honor and praise.
The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate …
When the best leader’s work is done the people say,
We did it ourselves!
I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
If you understand others you are smart.
If you understand yourself you are illuminated.
If you overcome others you are powerful.
If you overcome yourself you have strength.
If you know how to be satisfied you are rich.
If you can act with vigor, you have a will.
If you don’t lose your objectives you can be long-lasting.
If you die without loss, you are eternal.
Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness.
To know that you do not know is the best.
To think you know when you do not is a disease.
Recognizing this disease as a disease is to be free of it
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Act without expectation.
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.
Because of a great love, one is courageous.
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
To a mind that is still the whole universe surrenders.
The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know.
Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.
If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.
To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
Stop leaving and you will arrive. Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found.
Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.
If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
She does not show herself, and therefore is apparent. She does not affirm herself, and therefore is acknowledged. She does not boast and therefore has merit. She does not strive and therefore is successful. It is exactly because she does not contend, that nobody can contend with her.
Men are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail.
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
What difference between yes and no?
What difference between success and failure?
Must you value what others value,
avoid what others avoid?
How ridiculous!
Other people are excited,
as though they were at a parade.
I alone don’t care,
I alone am expressionless,
like an infant before it can smile.
Other people have what they need;
I alone possess nothing.
I alone drift about,
like someone without a home.
I am like an idiot, my mind is so empty.
Other people are bright;
I alone am dark.
Other people are sharp;
I alone am dull.
Other people have purpose;
I alone don’t know.
I drift like a wave on the ocean,
I blow as aimless as the wind.
I am different from ordinary people.
I drink from the Great Mother’s breasts.
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