Category Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu says: “Great acts are made up of small deeds.”

Lao Tzu says: “Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.”

Lao Tzu says: “Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.”

Lao Tzu says: “Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.”

Lao Tzu says: “Few things under heaven bring more benefit than the lessons learned from silence and the actions taken without striving.”

Lao Tzu says: “Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.”

Lao Tzu says: “Do you imagine the universe is agitated? Go into the desert at night and look out at the stars. This practice should answer the question. The superior person settles her mind as the universe settles the stars…

Lao Tzu says: “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.”

Lao Tzu says: “Do not look only at yourself, and you will see much. Do not justify yourself, and you will be distinguished. Do not brag, and you will have merit. Do not be prideful, and your work will endure.”

Lao Tzu says: “Colors blind the eye. Sounds deafen the ear. Flavors numb the taste. Thoughts weaken the mind. Desires wither the heart. The Master observes the world but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go.…