Laozi: Trending quotes (page 2)

“Be the chief but never the lord.”

“To see things in the seed, that is genius.”

“If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.”

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

“Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.”

“Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.”

“The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.”

“One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.”

“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.”

“The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.”

“When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”

“He who talks more is sooner exhausted.”

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”

“Nature does not hurry yet it accomplishes everything.”

“Qiān lǐ zhī xíng shǐ yú zú xià.”

“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.”

“Watch your thoughts; They become words. Watch your words; They become actions. Watch your actions; They become habits. Watch your habits; They become character. Watch your character; It becomes your destiny.”

“When the center does not hold, the circle falls apart.”

“Thirty spokes unite at the single hub;
It is the empty space which makes the wheel useful.
Mold clay to form a bowl;
It is the empty space which makes the bowl useful.
Cut out windows and doors;
It is the empty space which makes the room useful.”