Lao Tzu:
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
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.
Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
Love is a decision. Not an emotion.
Time is a created thing. To say “I don’t have time,” is like saying, “I don’t want to”.
Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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.
Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies,you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
The more you know the less you understand.
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.
Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready… The teacher will Disappear.
Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
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.
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
New Beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.
If 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.
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.
People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.
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.
Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.
