Lao Tzu

• A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
• A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
• 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.
• A man with outward courage dares to die: a man with inner courage dares to live.
• 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.
• Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
• Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
• Confidence is the greatest friend.
• Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small.
• Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?
• Empty yourself of everything - let the mind become still.
• Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
• Great acts are made up of small deeds.
• He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.
• 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.
• If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.
• If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
• Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
• Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
• Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
• Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power.
• Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
• New beginnings are disguised as painful endings.
• Silence is a source of great strength.
• The best fighter is never angry.
• The heart that gives, gathers.
• To lead people, walk behind them.
• To lead the people, walk behind them.
• To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
• We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.
• When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
• When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.