454 Quotes by Lao Tzu

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

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.

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

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.

The Way to do is to be.

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.

A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.

The life-force of the valley never dies--This is called the dark female.The gateway of the dark female--This is called the root of the world.Wispy and delicate, it only seems to be there,Yet its productivity is bottomless.

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