To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu
The more laws and order are made prominent,
The more thieves and robbers there will be.
Lao Tzu
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. Lao Tzu
Silence is a source of great strength. Lao Tzu
A leader is most effective when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, his troops will feel they did it themselves. Lao Tzu
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. Lao Tzu
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. Lao Tzu
When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally. Lao Tzu
When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder. Lao Tzu
Greed for enlightenment and immortality is no different than greed for material wealth. It is self-centred and dualistic, and thus an obstacle to true attainment. Therefore these states are never achieved by those who covet them; rather, they are the reward of the virtuous. Lao Tzu
If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence. Lao Tzu
Heaven and earth are ruthless and treat the myriad creatures as straw dogs. Lao Tzu
From wonder into wonder existence opens. Lao Tzu
He who knows how to be aggressive, and yet remains patient, becomes a receptacle for all of Nature’s lessons. Lao Tzu