Lao Tzu

Thethat can be expressed is not the eternal Tao; Thethat can be defined is not the unchanging name ➡

The Tao is called the: empty yet inexhaustible, it givesto. ➡

The Tao is like a well: used but never used up. It is like the eternal void: filled with infinite possibilities. ➡

Ais best when people barely know that he exists... ➡

Since beforeandwere, theis. It is beyond is and is not. How do I know this is true? I look inside myself and see. ➡

Atraveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A goodlets hislead him wherever it wants. ➡

Without the , there would be no Tao. ➡

A journey of a thousand li starts with a single step. ➡

The mark of a moderate man isfrom his own . Tolerant like the , all-pervading like , firm like a , supple like ain the , he has no destination in view and makes use of anythinghappens to bring his way. ➡

Thenourishes by not forcing. By not dominating, the Master leads. ➡

Thethat can be expressed is not the eternal Tao; Thethat can be defined is not the unchanging name. Non-existence is called the antecedent ofand ; Existence is theofthings. From eternal non-existence, therefore, we serenely observe the mysterious beginning of the ; From eternal existence we clearly see the apparent distinctions. These two are the same in source and become different when manifested. This sameness is called profundity.profundity is the gate whence comes the beginning of all parts of the Universe. ➡

Thethat can be told is not theTao; The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth. The named is the mother of ten thousand things. Ever desireless, one can see the mystery. Ever desiring, one can see the manifestations. These two spring from the same source but differ in name; this appears as darkness. within darkness. The gate to all . ➡

The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. The unnameable is the eternally real. Naming is the origin of all particular things. Free from desire, you realize the mystery. Caught in desire, you see only the manifestations. Yet mystery and manifestations arise from the same source. This source is called darkness. Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all . ➡

The tao that can be described is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be spoken is not the eternal Name. The nameless is the boundary of Heaven and Earth. The named is the mother of creation. Freed from desire, you can see the hidden mystery. By having desire, you can only see what is visibly real. Yet mystery and reality emerge from the same source.This source is called darkness. Darkness born from darkness. The beginning of all understanding. ➡

The way you can go isn't the real way. The name you can say isn't the real name. Heaven and earth begin in the unnamed: name's the mother of the ten thousand things. So the unwanting soul sees what's hidden, and the ever-wanting soul sees only what it wants.Two things, one origin, but different in name, whose identity is mystery. Mystery of all mysteries! The door to the hidden. ➡

The Tao is like a well: used but never used up. It is like the eternal void: filled with infinite possibilities. It is hidden but always present. I don't know who gave birth to it. It is older than . ➡

The Tao is like a bellows: it is empty yet infinitely capable.The more you use it, the more it produces; the more you talk of it, the less you understand. ➡

Theis deathless; Is deathless because, having no finite , it stays infinite. A sound man by not advancing himself stays the further ahead of himself, Bysustains himself outside himself: By never being anin himself he endlessly becomes himself. ➡

Thirty spokesat the single hub; It is the empty space which makes the wheel useful. Mold clay to form a bowl; It is the empty space which makes the bowl useful. Cut out windows and doors; It is the empty space which makes the room useful. ➡

Ais best whenbarely know that he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worst when they despise him. Fail to honor people, They fail to honor you. But of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aims fulfilled, they will all say, "We did this ourselves." ➡

There is a thing inherent and natural, Which existed beforeand . Motionless and fathomless, It stands alone and never changes; It pervades everywhere and never becomes exhausted. It may be regarded as theof the . I do not know its . If I am forced to give it a name, I call it , and I name it as supreme. ➡

Atraveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A goodlets hislead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is. Thus the Master is available to all people and doesn't reject anyone. He is ready to use all situations and doesn't waste anything. This is called embodying the light. ➡

Knowing others is ; knowing yourself is true . Mastering others is ; mastering yourself is true . ➡

Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the , take it and practice it earnestly. Scholars of the middle class, when they hear of it, take it half earnestly. Scholars of the lowest class, when they hear of it, laugh at it.Without the , there would be no Tao. ➡

He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough. ➡

By letting it go it all gets done. Theis won by those who let it go. But when you try and try, the world is beyond the winning. ➡

To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day. ➡

Block the passages, shut the , And till the end your strength shall not fail. Open up the passages, increase your doings, And till your last day no help shall come to you. ➡

He who knows does not speak; he who speaks does not know. ➡

The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be. ➡

The mark of a moderate man isfrom his own . Tolerant like the , all-pervading like , firm like a , supple like ain the , he has no destination in view and makes use of anything life happens to bring his way. ➡

Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. ➡

Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their point aren't wise. The Master has no possessions. The more he does for others, thehe is. The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is. The Tao nourishes by not forcing. By not dominating, the Master leads. ➡

The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days. ➡

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. ➡

A good traveller has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. ➡

What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly. ➡

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ➡

Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity. Reduce selfishness, have few desires. ➡

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. ➡

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

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. ➡

Great acts are made up of small deeds. ➡

From caring comes courage. ➡

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. ➡

Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, & the senses. ➡

To lead the people, walk behind them. ➡

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

New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings. ➡

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ➡

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. ➡

If you are depressed you are living in the past. ➡