Lao-Tzu Quotes

600 BC, Chinese Philosopher, Founder of Taoism, Author of the ''Tao Te Ching''
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“Nature is not human hearted.”
Nature
“He who is contented is rich.”
Riches
“He who knows he has enough is rich.”
Riches
“To see things in the seed is genius.”
Genius
“Because of a great love, one is courageous.”
Courage
“He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.”
Giving
“He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk.”
Ambition
“Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding.”
Verifiedinterpreted by Stephen Mitchell (1992) · evidenceMeaning of Life
“When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.”
Patriotism
“Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness.”
Happiness
“He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment.”
Self-knowledge
“The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.”
Victory
“When the best leader's work is done the people say, ''We did it ourselves.''”
Leaders and Leadership
“Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.”
Desire
“A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.”
Comfort
“If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.”
Giving
“For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.”
Potential
“Know they thyself, presume not God to scan. The proper study of mankind is man.”
Self-knowledge
“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.”
Self-control
“To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage.”
Courage
“The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.”
Understanding
“The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.”
Self-love
“All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.”
Things and Little Things
“He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.”
Power
“To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.”
Virtue
“It is the Vague and Elusive. Meet it and you will not see its head. Follow it and you will not see its back.”
Leaders and Leadership
“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”
MisattributedListed as misattributed to Lao-Tzu; no source in their known works. · evidenceKindness
“To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.”
Knowledge