Quotes by Lao Tzu

“I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.”

“Leaders must pick causes they wont abandon easily, remain committed despite setbacks, and communicate their big ideas over and over again in every encounter.”

“Clay is molded to form a cup, But it is on its non-being that the utility of the cup depends. Doors and windows are cut out to make a room, But it is on its non-being that the utility of the room depends. Therefore turn being into advantage, and turn non-being into utility.”

“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.”

“For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.”

“The way to do is to be.”

“He who is contented is rich”

“He who talks more is sooner exhausted”

“To have little is to possess.To have plenty is to be perplexed.”

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

LoveEmbracing Tao, you become embraced.Supple, breathing gently, you become reborn.Clearing your vision, you become clear.Nurturing your beloved, you become impartial.Opening your heart, you become accepted.Accepting the World, you embrace Tao.Bearing and nurturing,Creating but not owning,Giving without demanding,Controlling without authority,This is love.

We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness insidethat holds whatever we want.We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner spacethat makes it livable.We work with being, but non-being is what we use.

Because of a great love, one is courageous.

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.

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.

If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, dont try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.

In the end,The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go.

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.

Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.