Lao Tzu Quotes

Lao Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
Good Great He Will World You
Related authors: Confucius Han Fei Hu Shih Mencius Sun Tzu Zhuangzi
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy. Lao Tzu
Inspirational Health Confidence Joy Contentment Possession Greatest Friend Treasure
Great acts are made up of small deeds. Lao Tzu
Great Made Small Up Deeds Acts
Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses. Lao Tzu
Love Heart Love Is Strongest Attacks Head Simultaneously Passions Senses
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. Lao Tzu
You Change Try Achieve Will Nothing All Things Afraid Dying Hold Cannot Realize Things
If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence. Lao Tzu
You Intelligence First Beginning Must Would Give Take
Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires. Lao Tzu
Simplicity Few Embrace Reduce Selfishness Manifest Desires
He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. Lao Tzu
Wise Others He Himself Knows Who Enlightened
The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be. Lao Tzu
Will Made Thieves Prominent Laws More Order
When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish. Lao Tzu
Patriotism Nation Strife Patriots Then Filled Flourish
To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect. Lao Tzu
You Virtue Understand Realize Defect
The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own. Lao Tzu
Wise Man Wise Man Own Others More Gives Lay He Does His Up Treasures
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself. Lao Tzu
You Yourself Be Yourself White Bathe Neither Goose Make Itself Snow Anything Need
When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder. Lao Tzu
Truth Expediency Lost Beginning Virtue Benevolence Shadow Mere Conduct Expedience Disorder Appears Right Right Conduct
He who is contented is rich. Lao Tzu
Rich He Contented Who
The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes. Lao Tzu
People Too Much Too Those Hungry Eat Because Up Authority Taxes Much
One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him. Lao Tzu
Few Own Too Finds Insistent Him His Views Who Agree
By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning. Lao Tzu
You World Try Those Winning Beyond Go Won Gets Done Who Letting
The words of truth are always paradoxical. Lao Tzu
Truth Words Paradoxical Always
Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it. Lao Tzu
Great You Nation Would Great Nation Small Small Fish Overdo Govern Fish Cook
Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions. Lao Tzu
Beautiful Good Perseverance Together Supreme Coming Sublimity Just Succeeding Actions Agreement Foundation
Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere. Lao Tzu
Words Fine Sincere
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. Lao Tzu
Change Mother Free Before Nothing Universe Complete Considered Earth Danger Everywhere Something Name Know Call Does Existed May Heaven Depends Which
Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength. Lao Tzu
Strength Courage Fear Discipline Weakness Perfect Simulated Disorder
I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any. Lao Tzu
Myself Good Evil Spirits Concern Nor Gods Any Either Serve
Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows. Lao Tzu
World Looking Way Further Out See Window Abroad Know Knows Without Stirring Goes Heaven Less Whole
The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.' Lao Tzu
Good Great People Leader Wicked Good Leader Despise Say Ourselves Great Leader People Say He Revere Did Who
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