Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old Lao Tzu quotes, Lao Tzu sayings, and Lao Tzu proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.'
From wonder into wonder existence opens.Lao Tzu
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Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. Lao Tzu
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There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.Lao Tzu
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The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.Lao Tzu
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Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.Lao Tzu
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Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it. Lao Tzu
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A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth.Lao-Tzu
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Silence is a source of great strength.Lao Tzu
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The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.Lao Tzu
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The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world. Through this I know the advantage of taking no action.Lao Tzu
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That which offers no resistance, overcomes the hardest substances.Lao Tzu
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Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.Lao Tzu
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He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.Lao Tzu
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.Lao Tzu
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At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.Lao Tzu
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The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.Lao Tzu
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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.Lao Tzu
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Failure is the foundation of success: success is the lurking place of failure.Lao Tzu
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The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.Lao Tzu
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.Lao Tzu
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The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.Lao Tzu
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The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.Lao Tzu
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The sage desires no desire, does not value rare treasures, learns without learning, recovers what people have left behind.Lao Tzu
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The sage seeks freedom from desire. He does not collect precious things. He learns not to hold on to ideas. He brings men back to what they have lost. Lao Tzu
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Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.Lao Tzu
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When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.Lao Tzu
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He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.Lao Tzu
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To bear the country's disgrace is to rule the shrines of soil and grain. To bear the country's misfortunes is to be the king of the world.Lao Tzu
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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.Lao Tzu
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Because of deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world.Lao Tzu
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