Quotes by Lao Tzu

“Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.”

“Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy”

“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still”

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be”

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”

“One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.”

“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.”

“At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.”

“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.”

“Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.”

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”

“If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.”

“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 leaders work is done the people say, We did it ourselves!”

“Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven.”

“To see things in the seed, that is genius.”

“What makes the universe so hard to comprehend is that theres nothing to compare it with.”

“One who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.”

“Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires”

“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 does not hold himself in high esteem”

“Love is just a word, a label; real love is unexplainable.”