Quotations by Lao-Tzu

A good traveler has no fixed plan

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

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The Way

When you find the way
     others will find you.
Passing by on the road
     they will be drawn to your door
The way that cannot be heard
     will be echoed in your voice
The way that cannot be seen
     will be reflected in your eyes.

~ ~ Lao-Tzu

To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.

~ ~ Lao-Tzu

action

The way of the sage is to act but not to compete.

~ ~ Lao-Tzu

reframe

Only the Supreme Executioner kills.
To kill in place of the Supreme Executioner is to hack in place of a great carpenter. Now if one hacks in place of a great carpenter one can scarcely avoid cutting one's hand.

~ ~ Lao-Tzu

clarity

Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.

~ ~ Lao-Tzu

now
present

In thinking, keep to the simple.
In conflict, be fair and generous.
In governing, don't try to control.
In work, do what you enjoy.
In family life, be completely present.

~ ~ Lao-Tzu