The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
Lao Tzu
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
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.
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.
Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
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.
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.
He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.
The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.
Silence is a source of great strength.
If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.
Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
To see things in the seed, that is genius.
Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.
Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.
He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.
Great acts are made up of small deeds.
Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
To lead people walk behind them.
The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.
Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.
He who is contented is rich.
One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.
From caring comes courage.
When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.
