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Quotes by Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Dont resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?

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

If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.

There was something undifferentiated and yet complete, which existed before Heaven and Earth. Soundless and formless, it depends on nothing and does not change. It operates everywhere and is free from danger. It may be considered the mother of the universe. I do not know its name; I call it Tao.

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. —Jack Welch”

“Time is a created thing. To say I dont have time, is like saying, I dont want to.”

“The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.”

“Love is a decision - not an emotion!”

“A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.”

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”