"He who knows others is wise.
He who knows himself is enlightened." Lao Tzu Sayings |
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| "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 Quotes |
| A good manager is best when people barely know that he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse when they despise him. Lao Tzu |
| A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. Lao Tzu Adages |
| A good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. Lao Tzu |
| A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. Lao Tzu Sayings |
| 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 Quotations |
| A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar. Lao Tzu |
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| A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar. Lao Tzu |
| A thousand miles starts from beneath one's feet. Lao Tzu Quotes |
| A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth. Lao Tzu |
| A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth. Lao Tzu Quotations |
| A violent wind does not outlast the morning; a squall of rain does not outlast the day. Such is the course of Nature. And if Nature herself cannot sustain her efforts long, how much less can man! Lao Tzu |
| Acting without design, occupying oneself without making a business of it, finding the great in what is small and the many in the few, repaying injury with kindness, effecting difficult things while they are easy, and managing great things in their be Lao Tzu |
| Advise the ruler to govern the state as one cooks a small fish - that is, don't turn it so often in the pan that it disintegrates Lao Tzu |
| All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small. Lao Tzu Popular Quotes |
| All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being. Lao Tzu |
| Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens. Lao Tzu |
| Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy Lao Tzu Quotations |
| Arms are instruments of ill omen. When one is compelled to use them, it is best to do so without relish. There is no glory in victory, and to glorify it despite this is to exult in the killing of men. When great numbers of people are killed, one shou Lao Tzu Sayings |
| Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream. Lao Tzu |
| 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 |
| 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 Quotes |
| Because of deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world. Lao Tzu Remarks |
| Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu |
| By accident of Fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the world forever Lao Tzu Quotations |
| 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. Lao Tzu Adages |
| Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing Lao Tzu Popular Quotes |
| Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Lao Tzu Popular Quotes |
| For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance. Lao Tzu |
| For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions. Lao Tzu Adages |
| From caring comes courage Lao Tzu |
| From wonder into wonder existence opens. Lao Tzu |
| Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it. Lao Tzu |
| Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it. Lao Tzu Quotations |
| Great acts are made up of small deeds. Lao Tzu |
| Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven. Lao Tzu |
| He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty. Lao Tzu Remarks |
| He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still Lao Tzu |
| He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful. Lao Tzu Adages |
| He who knows enough is enough will always have enough. Lao Tzu |
| He who knows he has enough is rich. Lao Tzu Remarks |
| He who knows others is learned; he who knows himself is wise. Lao Tzu Quotations |
He who knows others is learned;
He who knows himself is wise.
Lao Tzu Adages |
| He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. Lao Tzu Popular Quotes |
| He who knows others is wise; He who knows himself is enlightened. Lao Tzu |
| He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know. Lao Tzu |
| He who loves the world as his body may be entrusted with the empire. Lao Tzu Remarks |
| He who possess virtue in abundance may be compared to an infant Lao Tzu Quotations |
| He who talks more is sooner exhausted Lao Tzu Popular Quotes |
| He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk. Lao Tzu |
| Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy. Lao Tzu Adages |
| Heaven and earth are ruthless and treat the myriad creatures as straw dogs. Lao Tzu Adages |
| I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any Lao Tzu |
| I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men. Lao Tzu |
| If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants. Lao Tzu Adages |
| If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. Lao Tzu Popular Quotes |
| If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence. Lao Tzu |
| 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 |
| It is the Vague and Elusive. Meet it and you will not see its head. Follow it and you will not see its back. Lao Tzu |
| Kindness in giving creates love. Lao Tzu |
| Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. Lao Tzu |
| Know they thyself, presume not God to scan. The proper study of mankind is man. Lao Tzu |
| Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power. Lao Tzu Popular Quotes |
| Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment. Lao Tzu |
| Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment; Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self needs strength Lao Tzu |
Let there be a small country with few people . . .
Though neighboring communities overlook one another and the crowing of cocks and barking of dogs can be heard,
Yet the people there may grow old and die without ever visiting one another. Lao Tzu Sayings |
| Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides. Lao Tzu Popular Quotes |
| Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses. Lao Tzu Quotes |
| Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself. Lao Tzu |
Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires. Lao Tzu |
Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires. Lao Tzu Remarks |
| Marriage is three parts love and seven parts forgiveness of sins. Lao Tzu Quotes |
| Muddy water, let stand - becomes clear Lao Tzu |
| Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. Lao Tzu Sayings |
| Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. Lao Tzu |
| Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful. Everyone knows this, but no one can do it. Lao Tzu |
| 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 Sayings |
| One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others. Lao Tzu Remarks |
| One may know the world without going out of doors Lao Tzu Remarks |
| One who is too insistent on his own views finds few to agree with him. Lao Tzu |
| One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him. Lao Tzu Adages |
| People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge. Lao Tzu |
| People in their handling 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 Adages |
| People in their handling 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 Adages |
| Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; And shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he is automatically involved in fear of losing his status. Lao Tzu |
| Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; And shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he is automatically involved in fear of losing his status. Lao Tzu Quotes |
See simplicity in the complicated.
Achieve greatness in little things. Lao Tzu |
| Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of happiness. Lao Tzu Remarks |
| Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness. Lao Tzu |
| Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness. Lao Tzu |
| Silence is a source of great strength. Lao Tzu |
| Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength. Lao Tzu |
| The Eternal generates the One. The One generates the Two. The Two generates the Three. The Three generates all things. Lao Tzu |
| The greater the number of laws and enactments, the more thieves and robbers there will be. Lao Tzu Popular Quotes |
| The heavy is the root of the light. The tranquil is the ruler of the hasty. Lao Tzu |
| The highest goodness is like water. Water benefits all things and does not compete. It stays in the lowly places which others despise. Therefore it is near The Eternal. Lao Tzu Sayings |
| The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness. Lao Tzu |
| The leader shows that style is no substitute for substance, that creating an impression is more potent than acting from one's center. Lao Tzu Quotations |
| The men who are great live with that which is substantial, they do not stay with that which is superficial; they abide with realities, they remain not with what is showy. The one they discard, the other they hold. Lao Tzu |
| The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be. Lao Tzu |
The more laws and order are made prominent,
The more thieves and robbers there will be. Lao Tzu |
| The more laws are enacted and taxes assessed, the greater the number of lawbreakers and tax evaders Lao Tzu Quotations |
| The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. Lao Tzu |
| The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days. Lao Tzu |
| The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms Lao Tzu |
| The sage does not hoard. Having bestowed all he has on others, he has yet more; having given all he has to others, he is richer still. Lao Tzu Remarks |
| 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 |
| The sage wears clothes of coarse cloth but carries jewels in his bosom; He knows himself but does not display himself; He loves himself but does not hold himself in high esteem Lao Tzu Quotes |
| The sage wears clothes of coarse cloth but carries jewels in his bosom; He knows himself but does not display himself; He loves himself but does not hold himself in high esteem. Lao Tzu Sayings |
| The Tao [Way] that can be told of 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.Therefore, let there always be non-being, so we may see their subtlety,And let there always be being, so we may see their outcome.The two are the same,But after they are produced, they have different names.They both may be called deep and profound.Deeper and more profound,The door of all subtleties! Lao Tzu Popular Quotes |
| The Way of Heaven does not compete, And yet it skillfully achieves victory. It does not speak, and yet it skillfully responds to things. It comes to you without your invitation. Lao Tzu Quotations |
| The well-run group is not a battlefield of egos. Lao Tzu Quotes |
| 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 |
| The words of truth are always paradoxical. Lao Tzu Adages |
| There are many paths to enlightenment. Be sure to take one with a heart. Lao Tzu Quotes |
There is no calamity greater than lavish desires.
There is no greater guilt than discontentment.
And there is no greater disaster than greed. Lao Tzu |
| There is no need to run outside for better seeing... Rather abide at the center of your being; For the more you leave it the less you learn. Search your heart and see... The way to do is to be. Lao Tzu |
| Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge. Lao Tzu |
| Those who make their living by collecting taxes cause the people to starve; when the people starve, the tax collectors, having no one to tax starve also Lao Tzu |
| To have little is to possess.To have plenty is to be perplexed. Lao Tzu |
| To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty. Lao Tzu |
| To lead people, walk beside them... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate... When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves!' Lao Tzu Remarks |
| To lead the people, walk behind them. Lao Tzu |
| To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu |
| To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu |
To produce things and to rear them,
To produce, but not to take possession of them,
To act, but not to rely on one's own ability,
To lead them, but not to master them -
This is called profound and secret virtue. Lao Tzu |
| To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. Lao Tzu Quotes |
| 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 |
| Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good. Lao Tzu Quotes |
| When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be Lao Tzu |
| When the best leader's work is done the people say, ''We did it ourselves.'' Lao Tzu Quotes |
| When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally. Lao Tzu |
| When the superior scholar hears of Tao, he diligently practises it. When the average scholar hears of Tao, he sometimes retains it, sometimes loses it. When the inferior scholar hears of Tao, he loudly laughs at it. Were it not thus ridiculed, it would not be worthy of the name of Tao. Lao Tzu |
| 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 |
| When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you. Lao Tzu |
| While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use, He who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course. By letting each thing act in accordance with its own nature, everything that needs to be done gets done. Lao Tzu |
| Without going out-of-doors, one can know all he needs to know. Without even looking out of his window, one can grasp the nature of everything. Without going beyond his own nature, one can achieve ultimate wisdom. Therefore, the intelligent man knows all he needs to know without going away, And sees all he needs to see without looking elsewhere, And does all he needs to do wihout undue exertion. Lao Tzu |
| 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 Sayings |
