Quotes from Lao Tzu

The heavy is the root of the light. The tranquil is the ruler of the hasty.

The Eternal generates the One. The One generates the Two. The Two generates the Three. The Three generates all things.

The heart that gives, gathers.

Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful. Everyone knows this, but no one can do it.

A good traveler leaves no tracks. Good speech lacks fault-finding.

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.

He who knows others is learned; He who knows himself is wise.

For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.

Love is a decision - not an emotion.

Silence is a source of great strength.