In lightness the root is lost. In haste the ruler is lost. Laozi More Quotes by Laozi More Quotes From Laozi Fame or integrity: which is more important? Money or happiness: which is more valuable? Success or failure: which is more destructive? If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. 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. Laozi changeappreciationhappiness Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. Laozi musicinspirationallife Live simply and virtuously, true to your nature, drawing no line between what is spiritual and what is not. Laozi drawinglinesspiritual We are all capable of much more than we think we are. Laozi humanityhealingthinking Wise men hear and see as little children do. Laozi wisemenchildren See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world. Laozi taoismcompassioncountry The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion. Laozi baggageemotionpast If you understand others you are smart. Laozi smartpowerfulloss There is no illusion great than fear. Laozi illusionfear In the end, The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go Laozi treasureletting-goinspirational As long as we have hope, we have direction, the energy to move, and the map to move by. We have a hundred alternatives, a thousand paths and an infinity of dreams. Hopeful, we are halfway to where we want to go; hopeless, we are lost forever. Laozi dreamlongmoving Without opening your door, you can open your heart to the world. Without looking out your window, you can see the essence of the Tao. The more you know, the less you understand. The Master arrives without leaving, sees the light without looking, achieves without doing a thing. Laozi lightheartdoors There are many paths to enlightenment. Be sure to take the one with a heart. Laozi enlightenmentheartinspiring If you worry more for others' beliefs, then you will be their slave. Laozi taoismbeliefworry Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force. Laozi taoisminspirationalneeds Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment. Laozi self-esteemwisdomspiritual Try to change it and you will ruin it. Try to hold it and you will lose it. Laozi ruinstao-te-chingtrying A good person is the bad person's teacher. A bad person is the good person's task. Laozi taoismteacherknowledge Your name or your body, what is dearer? Your body or your wealth, what is worthier? Laozi taoismbodynames The wise man, after learning something new, is afraid to learn anything more until he has put his first lesson into practice. Laozi wisemeaningfulmen
