He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk. Laozi More Quotes by Laozi More Quotes From Laozi The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received. Laozi takenleadershipteacher When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty, There arises the recognition of ugliness. When they all know the good as good, There arises the recognition of evil. Laozi evilpeopleworld To manage your mind, know that there is nothing, and then relinquish all attachment to nothingness. Laozi spiritual-transformationattachmentmind He who acts, spoils; he who grasps, lets slip. Laozi spoilslipswisdom Heaven's Way does not contend, yet it certainly triumphs. It does not speak, yet it certainly answers. It does not summon, yet things come by themselves. It seems to be at rest, yet it certainly has a plan. Laozi taoismtriumphheaven I do not interfere, and people become rich by themselves. Laozi taoismrichpeople Holding on to the weak is called strength. Laozi taoismholding-onweak The more clever and cunning people are, the stranger the events will be. Laozi cleverpeopleknowledge The sage does not strive to be great. Thereby he can accomplish the great. Laozi sagetaoismdoe The sage regards things as difficult, and thereby avoids difficulty. Laozi sagetaoismdifficult The man of knowledge acquires something new everyday, and the man of Tao lets go of something new every day. Laozi everydayletting-gomen Failure is the foundation of success: success is the lurking place of failure. Laozi foundationinspirationalsports In dwelling, live close to the ground. Laozi familymotivationalinspirational I have three treasures that I cherish. The first is compassion. The second is moderation. The third is not claiming to be first in the world. Laozi taoismthreecompassion Activity conquers coldness. Stillness conquers heat. Laozi activityheatconquer Don't impose your will through manipulation of aggressive emotions and actions. Laozi taoismmanipulationaction A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth. Laozi hairtreemen Those who are one with deprivation are deprived of deprivation. Laozi deprivationdeprivedtaoism The sage is one with the world, and lives in harmony with it. Laozi sagetaoismworld Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it. The soft overcomes the hard; the gentle overcomes the rigid. Everyone knows this is true, but few can put it into practice. Therefore the Master remains serene in the midst of sorrow. Evil cannot enter his heart. Because he has given up helping, he is people's greatest help. True words seem paradoxical. Laozi strengthtruthheart
