Laozi

Being a model to the world, eternal virtue will never falter in you, and you return to the boundless.

Laozi

Being satisfied with little, you can gain much. Seeking much you will go astray. The wise heeds this precept. If it could be so with all people!

Laozi

Boasting of wealth and virtue brings your demise.

Laozi

Bring things to life and nurture them, But have no thoughts of possession. Act without relying on anything; Bring things along, but do not take charge. This is the dark and mysterious virtue.

Laozi

But I have heard that he who is skilful in managing the life entrusted to him for a time travels on the land without having to shun rhinoceros or tiger, and enters a host without having to avoid buff coat or sharp weapon.

Laozi

By following this simple path, you become extraordinary, unfathomable, a being of profound cosmic subtlety. You outlive time and space by realizing the subtle truth of the universe.

Laozi

By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go.

Laozi

By the accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love and kindness he may rule the world forever.

Laozi

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

Laozi

Colors blind the eye. Sounds deafen the ear. Flavors numb the taste. Thoughts weaken the mind. Desires wither the heart. The Master observes the world but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. His heart is open as the sky.

Laozi