Category Lao Tzu

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

Lao Tzu says:  “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”

Lao Tzu says: “To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.”

Lao Tzu says: “Wisdom does not inspire the accumulation of goods; Living for others makes for a full life. The more you give away, the richer you are.”

Lao Tzu says: “When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.”

Lao Tzu says: “When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.”

Lao Tzu says: “When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad.”

Lao Tzu says: “When people are born they are gentle and soft. At death they are hard and stiff. When plants are alive they are soft and delicate. When they die, they wither and dry up. Therefore, the hard and…

Lao Tzu says: “What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.”