Lao Tzu Quotes

– “A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.”

– “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.”

– “A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.”

– “All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.”

– “Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens.”

– “An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.”

– “Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.”

– “At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.”

– “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.”

– “Be the chief but never the lord.”

– “Because of a great love, one is courageous.”

– “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”

– “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.”

– “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.”

– “Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.”

– “From caring comes courage.”

– “From wonder into wonder existence opens.”

– “Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.”

– “Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish – too much handling will spoil it.”

– “Great acts are made up of small deeds.”