Laozǐ "The old master" also meant Lao Zi, Laozi, Lao-Zi, Lao Tzu, Lao Tsu as well as Lao Tse) was a legendary Chinese thinker as well as sage that should have lived around the 6th century BC
The birth and fatality years of Lao Tzu are not known with certainty, as well as there is a lack of dependable historical documents concerning his life. According to tradition, he stayed in ancient China during the 6th century BCE, yet some scholars think that he may have lived in the 4th century BCE. There are also various accounts of when he was birthed as well as when he passed away.
Some sources suggest that Lao Tzu was born in 571 BCE and died in 471 BCE, but these days are not widely approved. Various other sources put his birth as well as fatality around the mid-4th century BCE. The reality is that we may never recognize the precise days of Lao Tzu's birth as well as fatality. Nonetheless, his mentors, tape-recorded in the Tao Te Ching, have actually had a profound and long-term effect on Chinese philosophy and culture.
The name literally indicates "old master" and is therefore a nickname. He is regarded as the founder of Taoism, as well as is, according to Taoist practice, the author of the work Dàodéjīng (in the West, much better known under the old and also established means of transcription Tao Te Ching), a message which is additionally sometimes described merely as "Lǎozǐ." The text is in the present kind from the fourth century BC, and also it is uncertain when it remained in its basic type. Very suggest that the message has been added in the process.
Our collection contains 75 quotes who is written / told by Lao, under the main topic Love.
"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"
"Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows"
"When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder"
"Music in the soul can be heard by the universe"
"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading"
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage"
"Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained"
"He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough"
"He who is contented is rich"
"He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still"
"Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt"
"Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven"
"Great acts are made up of small deeds"
"He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened"
"He who knows himself is enlightened"
"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders"
"When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish"
"By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning"
"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want"
"Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy"
"An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox"
"A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving"
"Be the chief but never the lord"
"The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself"
"To lead people walk behind them"
"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power"
"The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days"
"Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires"
"Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself"
"Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses"
"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"
"Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides"
"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment"
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love"
"It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins"
"In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it"
"In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present"
"He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know"
"The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes"
"The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be"
"The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness"
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step"
"The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours"
"The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest"
