Laozi Quotes

Ist eine Lehre zur Satzung erstarrt, hat sie geendet.

Highly evolved people have their own conscience as pure law.

Too much thinking causes confusion and anxietybetter to stick with the simplicity of Tao

The Way to do is to be.

Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince others. Because one is content with one...

Be the chief but never the lord.

Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are.When you realize there is nothing lacki...

Love is of all the passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and th...

Let go of rousing speechand identification with thoughtsUntil your endyou will never be jaded

Heaven's net is wide, but its mesh is fine

Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautifu...

One gains by losing and loses by gaining.

Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the princip...

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. L...

To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they w...

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.

He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.

Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.

To speak little is natural. Therefore a gale does not blow a whole morning nor does a downpour last ...

He who acts, spoils; he who grasps, lets slip.

The best fighter is never angry.

As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it.

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

If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great li...

As to the roaming of sages,They move in utter emptiness,Let their minds meander in the great nothing...

Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.

When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'

The words of truth are always paradoxical.

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest ...

From caring comes courage.

A good traveler leaves no tracks. Good speech lacks fault-finding.

If you are untrustworthy, people will not trust you.

Stop thinking, and end your problems.

No one can insult me, because I do not want respect.No one can defeat me, because I have given up th...

We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.We shape cla...

When people see some things as beautiful,other things become ugly.When people see some things as goo...

He who is in harmony with the Taois like a newborn child.Its bones are soft, its muscles are weak,bu...

Rushing into action, you fail.Trying to grasp things, you lose them.Forcing a project to completion,...

Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good ...

If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.

Failure is an opportunity.If you blame someone else,there is no end to the blame.Therefore the Maste...

He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.

If you want to govern the people,You must place yourself below them.If you want to lead people,You m...

A leader is bestWhen people barely know he existsOf a good leader, who talks little,When his work is...

Thirty spokesShare one hub.Make the nothing therein appropriate, and you will have the use of the ca...

The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name....

Тhe gentle overcomes the rigid.The slow overcomes the fast.The weak overcomes the strong."…"Everyone...

If you understand others you are smart.If you understand yourself you are illuminated.If you overcom...

If the people never fear death,what is the purpose of threatening to kill them?If the people ever fe...

(So), he who displays himself does not shine; he who asserts his own views is not distinguished; he ...

Thus it is said:The path into the light seems dark,the path forward seems to go back,the direct path...

Simplicity, patience, compassion.These three are your greatest treasures.Simple in actions and thoug...

The heart that gives, gathers.

Simplicity, patience, compassion.These three are your greatest treasures.Simple in actions and thoug...

Love is a decision - not an emotion!

Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and ...

The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.

Attain complete emptiness,Hold fast to stillness.Understanding the ordinary: Mind opens.Mind opening...

Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.

The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.

A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick. If, when you...

LoveEmbracing Tao, you become embraced.Supple, breathing gently, you become reborn.Clearing your vis...

Because of a great love, one is courageous.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.

...the mind is just as immeasurable as the vast universe. An integral being settles his mind just as...

Choose food, clothing, and shelter that accords with nature.Rely on your own body for transportation...

Any good person who is motivated to attain awareness of the whole truth should follow the Universal ...

Following the Universal Way means practicing selflessness and extending virtue to the world uncondit...

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 o...

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving ...

Silence is a source of great strength.

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

The slaying of multitudes should be mourned with sorrow. A victory should be celebrated with the fun...

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Watch your step.

Silence is a source of Great Strength.

Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

The best of all leaders is the one who helps people so that eventually they don’t need him.

free from desire, you realize the mysterycaught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.

Material and infinite are inseparableAppreciating their interconnectednessis the gateway to understa...

I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.

Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible fr...

One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.

The Master doesn't try to be powerful;thus he is truly powerful.The ordinary man keeps reaching for ...

Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey ...

Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the sen...

Knowing others is Wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment

Allow the heart to empty itself of all turmoil! Retrieve the utter tranquility of the mind from whic...

Manifest plainness,Embrace simplicity,Reduce selfishness,Have few desires.

There was something undifferentiated and yet complete, which existed before Heaven and Earth. Soundl...

When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right...

The Master, by residing in the Tao,sets an example for all beings.Because he doesn't display himself...

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?

The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and gen...

To lead people, you must follow behind.

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.