Laozi Quotes

Success is as dangerous as failure.
Hope is as hollow as fear.

There is no disaster greater than not being content; There is no misfortune greater than being covetous.

The more prohibitions that are imposed on people, The poorer the people become. The more laws and regulations that exist, The more thieves and brigands appear. The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.

Look, and it can't be seen.
Listen, and it can't be heard.
Reach, and it can't be grasped.

People are difficult to be ruled, Because the ruler governs with personal desire and establishes too many laws to confuse the people.

Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the Tao, take it and practice it earnestly. Scholars of the middle class, when they hear of it, take it half earnestly. Scholars of the lowest class, when they hear of it, laugh at it. Without the laughter, there would be no Tao.

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

To lead the people, walk behind them.

the skilful speaker says nothing that can be found fault with or blamed;

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Watch your step.

Aquél que obtiene una victoria sobre otro hombre es fuerte, pero quien obtiene una victoria sobre sí mismo es poderoso.

If you want to govern the people,
You must place yourself below them.
If you want to lead people,
You must learn how to follow them.

Rushing into action, you fail.
Trying to grasp things, you lose them.
Forcing a project to completion,
you ruin what was almost ripe.

Therefore the Master takes action
by letting things take their course.
He remains as calm at the end
as at the beginning.
He has nothing,
thus has nothing to lose.
What he desires is non-desire;
what he learns is to unlearn.
He simply reminds people
of who they have always been.
He cares about nothing but the Tao.
Thus he can care for all things.

Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.

he who overcomes himself is mighty.