454 Quotes by Lao Tzu

The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.

The Way is empty yet use will not drain it.

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

The sage wears clothes of coarse cloth but carries jewels in his bosom; He knows himself but does not display himself; He loves himself but does not hold himself in high esteem

The sage does not hoard. Having bestowed all he has on others, he has yet more; having given all he has to others, he is richer still.

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.

The softest things in the world to overcome the hardest things in the world.