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Inspiring Lao Tzu Quotes

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
― Lao Tzu

“Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.”
― Lao Tzu

“A leader is best
When people barely know he exists
Of a good leader, who talks little,
When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,
They will say, “We did this ourselves.”
― Lao Tzu

“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.” ― Lao Tzu

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.” ― Lao Tzu

“The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.” ― Lao Tzu
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Tao te ching quotes


​"Embracing Tao, you become embraced.
Supple, breathing gently, you become reborn.
Clearing your vision, you become clear.
Nurturing your beloved, you become impartial.
Opening your heart, you become accepted.
Accepting the World, you embrace Tao.
Bearing and nurturing,
Creating but not owning,
Giving without demanding,
Controlling without authority,
This is love.”
― Lao Tzu

“Close your mouth,
block off your senses,
blunt your sharpness,
untie your knots,
soften your glare,
settle your dust.
This is the primal identity.”
― Lao Tzu

“Do you imagine the universe is agitated? Go into the desert at night and look at the stars. This practice should answer the question.” ― Lao Tzu

“Countless words
count less
than the silent balance
between yin and yang” ― Lao Tzu
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​To the mind that is still the whole universe surrenders

“If you want to know me, look inside your heart.”
― Lao Tzu

“My teachings are easy to understand
and easy to put into practice.
Yet your intellect will never grasp them,
and if you try to practice them,you'll fail.

My teachings are older than the world.
How can you grasp their meaning?

“Do you have the patience to wait
Till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
Till the right action arises by itself?” ― Lao Tzu

“Become totally empty
Quiet the restlessness of the mind
Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness”
― Lao Tzu

“Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.”
― Lao Tzu

THE JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP

“Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.”
― Lao Tzu

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” ― Lao Tzu

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ― Lao Tzu

“Stop leaving and you will arrive. Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found.”
​ ― Lao Tzu

“To a mind that is still the whole universe surrenders.”
​ ― Lao Tzu

“Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.”
​― Lao Tzu

“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.” ― Lao Tzu
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​when you realize there is nothing lacking the whole world belongs to you

Lao Tzu Quotes ON ONENESS

‎“At the center of your being
you have the answer;
you know who you are
and you know what you want.” ― Lao Tzu

“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.”
― Lao Tzu

““Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” - Lao Tzu

“We join spokes together in a wheel,
but it is the center hole
that makes the wagon move.

We shape clay into a pot,
but it is the emptiness inside
that holds whatever we want.

We hammer wood for a house,
but it is the inner space
that makes it livable.

We work with being,
but non-being is what we use.”
― Lao Tzu

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Nature does not hurry yet everything is accomplished

Lao Tzu Quotes ON STRENGTH

“Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.” ― Lao Tzu

“The past has no power to stop you
from being present now.
Only your grievance about
the past can do that.
What is grievance?
The baggage of old
thought and emotion.” ― Lao Tzu

“When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people's hearts.” ― Lao Tzu

If you want to know me,
Look inside your heart.”
― Lao Tzu

SIMPLICITY, PATIENCE, COMPASSION. THESE THREE ARE YOUR GREATEST TREASURES.
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