The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.

- Laozi

Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.

- Laozi

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

- Laozi

The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself.

- Laozi

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

- Laozi

He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.

- Laozi

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.

- Laozi

The Tao is the source of all things. It is the way that is both the origin and the end.

- Laozi

The Tao is not a doctrine but a way of being.

- Laozi

In the pursuit of knowledge, every day something is acquired. In the pursuit of the Tao, every day something is dropped.

- Laozi

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.

- Laozi

The greatest virtue is to follow the Tao and the Tao alone.

- Laozi

Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.

- Laozi

A wise man does not try to make things happen; he allows them to happen.

- Laozi

The Tao is like a well: used but never used up.

- Laozi

The Tao is the beginning of all things, the mother of all things.

- Laozi

The Tao flows through all things, even through rocks and trees.

- Laozi

He who is in harmony with the Tao is not troubled by the changes of the world.

- Laozi

To be great is to go on, to be strong is to endure.

- Laozi

The Tao is a guide that cannot be grasped or held; it is experienced in its flow.

- Laozi

Act without striving. Work without forcing. Taste without craving.

- Laozi

When you are at one with the Tao, you are not disturbed by the changes of the world.

- Laozi

The Tao is not separate from you. It is within you.

- Laozi

Live in harmony with the Tao and you will find peace and happiness.

- Laozi

True wisdom is to know that you do not know.

- Laozi

The Tao is not concerned with action but with the flow of things.

- Laozi

The Tao is the source of all that is, the mother of the universe.

- Laozi