Laozi Quotes

Racing and hunting madden our minds.

One who understands others has knowledge; one who understands himself has wisdom. Mastering others requires force; mastering the self needs strength.

When men lack a sense of awe, there will be disaster.

What is a good man but a bad man's teacher. What is a bad man but a good man's job.

What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.

The inner is foundation of the outer
The still is master of the restless

The Sage travels all day
yet never leaves his inner treasure

Silence is a source of Great Strength.

Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.

Shape clay into a vessel;
It is the space within that makes it useful.
Cut doors and windows for a room;
It is the holes which make it useful.
Therefore benefit comes from what is there;
Usefulness from what is not there.

When turmoil rules, go in.

When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready... The teacher will Disappear.

When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.

The world belongs to those who let go.

Become totally empty
Quiet the restlessness of the mind
Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness