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Lao Tzu
Chinese
Philosopher
Good
Great
He
Will
World
You
Related authors:
Confucius
Han Fei
Hu Shih
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Sun Tzu
Zhuangzi
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Lao Tzu
Strength
You
Courage
Someone
Gives
Being
Loved
While
Loving
Deeply
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
Lao Tzu
You
Change
Direction
Heading
End
Up
May
Where
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Lao Tzu
Love
Kindness
Confidence
Words
Giving
Thinking
Creates
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
Lao Tzu
Journey
Thousand
Thousand Miles
Step
Begins
Miles
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
Motivational
Great
Journey
Great Things
Single
Difficult
Thousand
Must
Thousand Miles
Easy
Small
Step
Begin
While
Miles
Things
Difficult Things
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
Lao Tzu
Inspirational
Mind
Universe
Still
Whole
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
Life
Natural
Reality
Life Is A
Whatever
Changes
Way
Only
Like
Spontaneous
Sorrow
Them
Creates
Naturally
Forward
Series
Things
Resist
Flow
To see things in the seed, that is genius.
Lao Tzu
Genius
See
Seed
Things
Silence is a source of great strength.
Lao Tzu
Strength
Great
Silence
Source
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
Lao Tzu
Work
Best
Leadership
People
Will
Leader
Aim
Say
Ourselves
He
Know
His
Exists
Did
Done
Fulfilled
Barely
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Lao Tzu
Wisdom
Patience
Simplicity
Compassion
Three
Greatest
Just
Teach
Your
Things
Treasures
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.
Lao Tzu
Strength
Yourself
Power
Others
True
Mastering
Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.
Lao Tzu
Water
Nothing
Softer
More
Than
Flexible
Resist
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
Lao Tzu
Good
Arriving
Fixed
Intent
Plans
Traveler
Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.
Lao Tzu
Good
Honesty
Honesty Is
Treat
Goodness
Those
Attained
Thus
Also
Who
Honest
When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
Lao Tzu
Work
Best
Leadership
People
Leader
Say
Ourselves
People Say
Did
Done
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
Lao Tzu
Strength
Strong
Others
He
Himself
Mighty
Who
Conquers
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
Lao Tzu
You
Know
Answer
Being
Want
Center
Your
Who
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.
Lao Tzu
You
World
Nothing
Way
Content
Lacking
Realize
Whole
Things
Belongs
Rejoice
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
Lao Tzu
You
Respect
Yourself
Will
Everybody
Simply
Content
Compare
Compete
He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.
Lao Tzu
Speak
He
Know
Knows
Does
Speaks
Who
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
Lao Tzu
Others
He
Powerful
Mastered
Himself
Still
May
Controls
Mightier
Who
Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
Lao Tzu
Beautiful
Good
Communication
Words
Good Words
Beautiful Words
Truthful
Persuasive
Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.
Lao Tzu
Government
Great
Cooking
Too Much
Will
Nation
Too
Great Nation
Small
Small Fish
Spoil
Like
Fish
Governing
Handling
Much
Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
Lao Tzu
Man
Enemies
Like
Himself
Demons
Human
Human Beings
Beings
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
Lao Tzu
Life
Work
Wisdom
Family
You
Conflict
Simple
Try
Control
Live
Enjoy
Thinking
Generous
Fair
Governing
Close
Family Life
Dwelling
Ground
Keep
Present
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