454 Quotes by Lao Tzu

The more laws and restrictions there are,The poorer people become....The more rules and regulations,The more thieves and robbers.

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

The mark of a moderate manis freedom from his own ideas.Tolerant like the sky,all-pervading like sunlight,firm like a mountain,supple like a tree in the wind,he has no destination in viewand makes use of anythinglife happens to bring his way.

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habit. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

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.

the mind is just as immeasurable as the vast universe. An integral being settles his mind just as the vast universe settles itself. He unites his mind with the unnamable Subtle Origin of the multi-universe in which there is no past, present or future. This is how an integral being deals with his mind.

The practice of the Taoist is soft and gentle, It leads to endurance and long-life

Thus it is said:The path into the light seems dark,the path forward seems to go back,the direct path seems long,true power seems weak,true purity seems tarnished,true steadfastness seems changeable,true clarity seems obscure,the greatest are seems unsophisticated,the greatest love seems indifferent,the greatest wisdom seems childish.The Tao is nowhere to be found.Yet it nourishes and completes all things.

Highly evolved people have their own conscience as pure law.