50 Lao Tzu Quotes – His Wisest Words Ever!
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The following quotes from Lao Tzu will definitely make you think and expand your mind.
These Lao Tzu quotes will also give you a different perspective on life.
Let me share with you the very best Lao Tzu quotes.
So without further ado, here are the 50 Lao Tzu quotes – embrace these and enjoy!
LAO TZU QUOTES
1 – The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Lao Tzu
2 – When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao Tzu
3 – Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy. Lao Tzu
4 – Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides. Lao Tzu
5 – To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect. Lao Tzu
6 – 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
7- Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to. Lao Tzu
8 – An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox. Lao Tzu
9 – 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.
10 – Great acts are made up of small deeds. Lao Tzu
LAO TZU QUOTES
11 – Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. Lao Tzu
12 – All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being. Lao Tzu
13 – Those who have knowledge, don’t predict. Those who predict, don’t have knowledge. Lao Tzu
14 – 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
15 – A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. Lao Tzu
16 – If you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present. Lao Tzu
17- Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. Lao Tzu
18 – Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know. Lao Tzu
19 – Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. Lao Tzu
20 – He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough. Lao Tzu
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21 – The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days. Lao Tzu
22 – To see things in the seed, that is genius. Lao Tzu
23 – Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner. Lao Tzu
24 – At the center of your being
you have the answer;
you know who you are
and you know what you want. Lao Tzu
25 – 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
26 – 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
27- Be the chief but never the lord. Lao Tzu
28 – Silence is a source of great strength. Lao Tzu
29 – 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
30 – Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy. Lao Tzu
LAO TZU QUOTES
31 – When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you. Lao Tzu
32 – I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Lao Tzu
33 – Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her. Lao Tzu
34 – The words of truth are always paradoxical. Lao Tzu
35 – One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others. Lao Tzu
36 – 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
37- 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
38 – He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. Lao Tzu
39 – The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be. Lao Tzu
40 – If you understand others you are smart.
If you understand yourself you are illuminated.
If you overcome others you are powerful.
If you overcome yourself you have strength.
If you know how to be satisfied you are rich.
If you can act with vigor, you have a will.
If you don’t lose your objectives you can be long-lasting.
If you die without loss, you are eternal. Lao Tzu
LAO TZU QUOTES
41 – Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment. Act without expectation. Lao Tzu
42 – Stop thinking, and end your problems. Lao Tzu
43 – Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear? Lao Tzu
44 – 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
45 – Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires. Lao Tzu
46 – 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
47- To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day. Lao Tzu
48 – Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Lao Tzu
49 – He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. Lao Tzu
50 – 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
BONUS: If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it. Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing. Lao Tzu
BONUS: 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
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