Quotes by Lao Tzu
Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
- Lao Tzu
Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?
- Lao Tzu
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.
- Lao Tzu
A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.
- Lao Tzu
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
- Lao Tzu
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.
- Lao Tzu
When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.
- Lao Tzu
Time is a created thing. To say “I don’t have time,” is like saying, “I don’t want to.”
- Lao Tzu
To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage.
- Lao Tzu