A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
Lao Tzu

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.
Lao Tzu

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
Lao Tzu

All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.
Lao Tzu

Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens.
Lao Tzu

An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.
Lao Tzu

Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.
Lao Tzu

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
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

Be the chief but never the lord.
Lao Tzu


Because of a great love, one is courageous.
Lao Tzu

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Lao Tzu

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.
Lao Tzu

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.
Lao Tzu

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
Lao Tzu

For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
Lao Tzu

From caring comes courage.
Lao Tzu

From wonder into wonder existence opens.
Lao Tzu

Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.
Lao Tzu

Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.
Lao Tzu