Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu

"The best of all leaders is the one who helps people so that eventually they don’t need him."
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"The best of all leaders is the one who helps people so that eventually they don’t need him."
Lao Tzu
"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to."
Lao Tzu
"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
"“A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.”"
Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching
"If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind."
Lao Tzu
"Knowing others is intelligence;knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."
Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching
"The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth."
Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching
"The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long."
Lao Tzu Te-Tao Ching
"The Master, by residing in the Tao,sets an example for all beings. Because he doesn't display himself,people can see his light. Because he has nothing to prove,people can trust his words. Because he doesn't know who he is,people recognize themselves in him. Because he has no goal in mind,everything he does succeeds."
Lao Tzu
"Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies,you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself,you reconcile all beings in the world."
Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching
"Manifest plainness,Embrace simplicity,Reduce selfishness,Have few desires."
Lao Tzu
"Material and infinite are inseparable Appreciating their interconnectednessis the gateway to understanding"
Lao Tzu
"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
"The difficult problems in life always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being small."
Lao Tzu
"Knowing others is Wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment"
Lao Tzu
"Allow the heart to empty itself of all turmoil! Retrieve the utter tranquility of the mind from which you issued. Although all forms are dynamic,and we all grow and transform,each of us is compelled to return to our root. Our root is quietude."
Lao Tzu
"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
"To speak little is natural. Therefore a gale does not blow a whole morning nor does a downpour last a whole day."
Lao Tzu
"No one can insult me, because I do not want respect. No one can defeat me, because I have given up the idea of winning. How can you defeat me? You can only defeat someone who wants to win."
Lao Tzu
"Heaven's net is wide, but its mesh is fine"
Lao Tzu
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