Laozi: Trending quotes

“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.”

“To lead people walk behind them.”

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

“Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.”

“Since before time and space were,
the Tao is.
It is beyond is and is not.”

“From wonder into wonder existence opens.”

“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”

“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.”

“Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Love them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. With the best leaders when the work is done, the task accomplished, the people will say, "We have done this ourselves.”

“He who is contented is rich.”

“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.”

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

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”

“The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.”

“In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.”

“Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven.”

“He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.”

“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.”

“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.”