Lao Tseu citations

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“Donnez à un homme un poisson, et il aura à manger pour une journée; apprenez à un homme à pêcher, et il aura à manger toute sa vie.”

“Content de peu n'a rien à craindre.”

“Un voyage de mille lieux a commencé par un pas.”

“Un grand pays ne désire que rassembler les hommes et les nourrir.<div”

“Plus se multiplient les lois et les ordonnances, plus foisonnent les voleurs et les bandits.”

“À l'impossible, seuls les imbéciles sont tenus!”

“Parler rarement est conforme à la nature.”

“Être bon à l'égard des bons et bon aussi envers ceux qui ne le sont pas, c'est posséder la bonté même.”

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

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

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

“Be the chief but never the lord.”

“Great acts are made up of small deeds.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“From wonder into wonder existence opens.”

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

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

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

“He who is contented is rich.”

“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.”

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