Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.
LAO TZUDo your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.
LAO TZUThe journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
LAO TZUAvoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
LAO TZUIf you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.
LAO TZUMusic in the soul can be heard by the universe.
LAO TZUWe join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.
LAO TZUMen are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry.
LAO TZUSimplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
LAO TZUThose who flow as life flows know they need no other force.
LAO TZUOne who is too insistent on his own views finds few to agree with him.
LAO TZUWhen the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready. The teacher will Disappear.
LAO TZUOne accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
LAO TZUDarkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding.
LAO TZUBeing deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
LAO TZUJust remain in the center; watching. And then forget that you are there.
LAO TZUThe reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.
LAO TZU