Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
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Lao Tzu
Legendary Chinese sage traditionally credited with the Tao Te Ching. Often placed in the 6th century BCE as a contemporary of Confucius.
18 quotes
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.
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.
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
Silence is a source of great strength.
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
The soft overcomes the hard. The slow overcomes the fast.
By letting go it all gets done.
To lead people, walk beside them.
Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.
Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small.
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
Act without expectation.