454 Quotes by Lao Tzu

Countless words count less than the silent balance between yin and yang.

There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.

Not-knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease. First realize that you are sick; then you can move toward health.

Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.

When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad.

When goodness is lost there is morality.

To hold, you must first open your hand. Let go.

The person of superior integrity does not insist upon his integrity. For this reason, he has integrity. The person of inferior integrity never loses sight of his integrity; For this reason, he lacks integrity.