A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. Laozi More Quotes by Laozi More Quotes From Laozi A violent wind does not last for a whole morning. Laozi doemorningwind ALL things in Nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfil their functions and make no claim. Laozi courtesygratitudehumility He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray. Laozi succeedhumilitylittles He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the paragon of mankind, Virtue will never desert him. He returns to the state of a little child. Laozi stronghumilitychildren He who is great must make humility his base. He who is high must make lowliness his foundation. Thus, princes and kings in speaking of themselves use the terms "lonely," "friendless," "of small account." Is not this making humility their base? Laozi lonelyhumilitykings If you fail to honor your people, They will fail to honor you; It is said of a good leader that When the work is done, the aim fulfilled, The people will say, "We did this ourselves." Laozi leadershiphonorpeople The tree which needs two arms to span its girth sprang from the tiniest shoot. Yon tower, nine stories high, rose from a little mound of earth. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Laozi journeysuccesstwo Man, when living, is soft and tender; when dead, he is hard and tough. All animals and plants when living are tender and delicate; when dead they become withered and dry. Therefore it is said: the hard and tough are parts of death; the soft and tender are parts of life. Laozi natureanimalmen The True Person governs by emptying the heart of desire and filling the belly with food, weakening ambitions and strengthening bones. Laozi ambitionheartinspirational The True Person avoids extremes, self-indulgence, and extravagance. Laozi extravaganceselfinspirational The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others. Laozi desireinspirationalmoving The ten thousand things flourish and then each returns to the root from which it came. Returning to the root is stillness. Through stillness each fulfils its destiny. Laozi destinyrootsinspirational Weapons are not proper instruments for gentle people; they use them only when they have no other choice. Peace and quiet are what they value. They do not glory in victory. Laozi choicesinspirationalpeople What is well rooted cannot be pulled up. What is firmly grasped will not slip loose. It will be honoured from generation to generation. Laozi wellsgenerationsinspirational The people starve because those above them eat too much tax-grain. That is the only reason why they starve. Laozi povertytoo-muchpeople Tao invariably takes no action, and yet there is nothing left undone. Laozi taoactionphilosophy There is a big misunderstanding about the idea of naturalness. Most people who come to us believing in some freedom or naturalness, but their understanding is what we call [heretical naturalness] ... a kind of "let-alone policy" or sloppiness... For a plant or stone to be natural is no problem. But for us there is some problem, indeed a big problem. To be natural is something we must work on. Laozi believepeopleideas Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose Laozi losesgainsinspirational What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out Laozi rootedinspirational The Way to Heaven has no favorites. It is always with the good man. Laozi spiritualmenheaven
