Lao Tzu

“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving”

“A good family is one that practices the Tao without knowing it.”

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”

“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”

“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.”

“When I let go of what I am I become what I might be and wonder fills the space of transformation”

“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.”

“The person who has not learned to be alone is a person who does not know themselves.”

“To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.”

“To the mind that is still the whole universe surrenders and faith creates that stillness”

“If there is to be peace in the world, there must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, there must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, there must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between neighbors, there must be peace in the home. If there is to be peace in the home, there must be peace in the heart.”

“The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name.”

“Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.”

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality.”

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”

“Heaven's net is wide; coarse are the meshes, yet nothing slips through.”

“Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.”

“Watch your thoughts they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions.”

“He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened and at peace.”

“Silence is a source of great strength”

“The Way that can be told is not the eternal Way. The name that can be named is not the eternal name.”

“Being deeply loved by family gives you strength while loving family deeply gives you courage.”

“To think is to create.”

“He who knows others is wise but he who knows himself is enlightened and faith is the light of self-knowledge”

“The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white neither need you do anything but be yourself”

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

“The pine stays green in winter; wisdom is seeing that this is the nature of the pine.”

“He who is contented is rich.”

“The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long”