Lao Tzu Sayings and Quotes

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.'

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu
Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know. Lao Tzu
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. Lao Tzu
To become learned, each day add something. To become enlightened, each day drop something. Lao Tzu
Mastering others is strength. Lao Tzu
If you care too much about what other people think, you will always be their prisoner. Lao Tzu
If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present. Lao Tzu
Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner. Lao Tzu
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Lao Tzu
To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. Lao Tzu
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. Lao Tzu
A good runner leaves no footprints. Lao Tzu
Guard the senses and life is ever full...always be busy and life is beyond hope. Lao Tzu
Time is a created thing. To say “I don’t have time” is to say “I don’t want to. Lao Tzu
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu
There is no greater guilt than discontentment. Lao-Tzu
Be content with what you have. Rejoice in how things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking the whole world belongs to you. Lao Tzu
The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness. Lao Tzu
To lead the people, walk behind them. Lao Tzu
Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses. Lao Tzu
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu
He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough. Lao Tzu
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. Lao Tzu
So the unwilling soul / sees what's hidden, / and the ever-wanting soul / sees only what it wants. Lao Tzu
Great acts are made up of small deeds. Lao Tzu
Be sure to take the one with a heart. Lao Tzu
An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox. Lao Tzu
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want. Lao Tzu
To realize that you do not understand is a virtue. Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect. Lao Tzu