49 quotes
6th-century BC semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
"Highly evolved people have their own conscience as pure law."
on Ethics
"Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend."
on Health
"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you."
on Self Awareness
"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you."
on Wisdom
"Revere the unity of all-that-iscarry out your daily activities with compassion;if you do not limit your compassion,you yourself will not be limited."
on Compassion
"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders."
on Mindfulness
"Truthful words are not beautiful beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive persuasive words are not good."
on Truth
"When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'"
on Leadership
"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves."
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
on Nature
"Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses."
on Love
"The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself."
"The slaying of multitudes should be mourned with sorrow. A victory should be celebrated with the funeral rite."
on War
"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."
"The best of all leaders is the one who helps people so that eventually they don’t need him."
"Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are.When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you."
on Life
"Manifest plainness,Embrace simplicity,Reduce selfishness,Have few desires."
on Philosophy
"Be content with what you have;rejoice in the way things are.When you realize there is nothing lacking,the whole world belongs to you."
"The difficult problems in life always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being small."
on Problem Solving
"Love is a decision - not an emotion!"
