Lao Tzu Quotes

Lao Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
Good Great He Will World You
Related authors: Confucius Han Fei Hu Shih Mencius Sun Tzu Zhuangzi
People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure. Lao Tzu
Failure People Will Beginning About Remains He Fail Affairs End Often Succeed Careful
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. Lao Tzu
Good Benefits Others Way More Gives Never He Himself Sage Does Gets Hoard Heaven Act Helps Compete Harm
All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small. Lao Tzu
Great Great Things Difficult Easy Small Which Origin Things Difficult Things
The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days. Lao Tzu
You Will Power Understanding Intuitive Days Until Protect End Your Harm
Heaven is long-enduring, and earth continues long. The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is because they do not live of, or for, themselves. Lao Tzu
Long Live Earth Able Thus Because Continue Heaven Endure Themselves Reason Why
He who talks more is sooner exhausted. Lao Tzu
Exhausted More He Sooner Talks Who
Be the chief but never the lord. Lao Tzu
Leadership Never Lord Chief
The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest. Lao Tzu
World Flower Else Waving Honored Silent Kinds He Head Disappears Like Sage Forest Either Career Two
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself. Lao Tzu
Oneself Well Always Even Violence
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it. Lao Tzu
World Water Strong Nothing Weak More Attacking Surpass Submissive Than Which Hard
Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens. Lao Tzu
Ambition Though Touch Fingers Nailed She Well Heavens Heel Her Stretch
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth; the Named is the mother of all things. Lao Tzu
Mother Earth All Things Name Named Heaven Eternal Origin Things
Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes its law from the Tao. The law of the Tao is its being what it is. Lao Tzu
Man Law Earth Takes His Heaven Being
The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours. Lao Tzu
Goodness Honours Sun Shadow Cast Higher He Greater Praise Covet Rewards Cannot Doth Avoid Less Even
He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much. Lao Tzu
He Little Much Who
If you keep feeling a point that has been sharpened, the point cannot long preserve its sharpness. Lao Tzu
You Long Feeling Has-Been Point Sharpened Sharpness Been Cannot Keep Preserve
It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins. Lao Tzu
Nature Better Own Duty Follow Never He Perform Well Another Does Reveals However His Sins Than May Who Defective
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