Lao Tzu

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.

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.

Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.

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

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

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Silence is a source of great strength.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

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

When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves'.

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish — too much handling will spoil it.