Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?
LAO TZUDo you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?
LAO TZUThe further one goes, the less one knows.
LAO TZUWhen there is no desire, all things are at peace.
LAO TZUBecause of a great love, one is courageous
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 TZUWhen people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
LAO TZUTo know that you do not know is the best.
LAO TZUThe snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
LAO TZUTrying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.
LAO TZUGreat acts are made up of small deeds.
LAO TZUKnowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
LAO TZUTo see things in the seed, that is genius.
LAO TZUTo understand the limitation of things, desire them.
LAO TZUWater is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness.
LAO TZUThe journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
LAO TZUWhen nothing is done, nothing is left undone.
LAO TZU