Category Quotations

Lao Tzu says: “He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.”

Lao Tzu says: “He who desires the admiration of the world will do well to amass a great fortune and then give it away. The world will respond with admiration in proportion to the size of his treasure. Of course,…

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.”