Quotations by Lao-Tzu

A good traveler has no fixed plan

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

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.

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

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

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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.

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Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.

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.

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

A tree that is unbending is easily broken.

 

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