20 Deep Philosophy Quotes of "Lao Tzu"
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1. "Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become a habit."
- Lao Tzu
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become a habit."
- Lao Tzu
2. “One who believes in himself has no need to convince others."
- Lao Tzu
- Lao Tzu
3. “If you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present.”
- Lao Tzu
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present.”
- Lao Tzu
4. “If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself.
If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is negative in yourself.
Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation."
- Lao Tzu
If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is negative in yourself.
Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation."
- Lao Tzu
5. “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
- Lao Tzu
while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
- Lao Tzu
6. “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes.
Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow.
Let reality be reality.
Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”
- Lao Tzu
Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow.
Let reality be reality.
Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”
- Lao Tzu
7. “Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.”
- Lao Tzu
- Lao Tzu
8. “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.”
- Lao Tzu
Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.”
- Lao Tzu
9. “Time is a created thing.
To say 'I don't have time' is like saying, 'I don't want to.”
- Lao Tzu
To say 'I don't have time' is like saying, 'I don't want to.”
- Lao Tzu
10. “If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to.
If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.”
- Lao Tzu
If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.”
- Lao Tzu
11. “Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are greatest treasures
Simple in thoughts, you return to source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in world.”
- Lao Tzu
These three are greatest treasures
Simple in thoughts, you return to source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in world.”
- Lao Tzu
12. “To attain knowledge, add things every day.
To attain wisdom, remove things every day.”
- Lao Tzu
To attain wisdom, remove things every day.”
- Lao Tzu
13. “Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing."
- Lao Tzu
- Lao Tzu
14. “The best fighter is never angry.”
- Lao Tzu
- Lao Tzu
15. “Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results."
- Lao Tzu
- Lao Tzu
16. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
- Lao Tzu
- Lao Tzu
17. “Kindness in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving creates love.”
- Lao Tzu
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving creates love.”
- Lao Tzu
18. “If the majority doesn't laugh at you, beware that you must be saying something wrong.
When the majority thinks you are a fool, only then is there some possibility of you being a wise man."
- Lao Tzu
When the majority thinks you are a fool, only then is there some possibility of you being a wise man."
- Lao Tzu
19. “Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know."
- Lao Tzu
- Lao Tzu
20. When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."
- Lao Tzu
- Lao Tzu
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