“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
— Lao Tzu
“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.”
“The best fighter is never angry.”
“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.”
“Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.”
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”
“Stop thinking, and end your problems.”
“To a mind that is still the whole universe surrenders.”
“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.”
“Stop leaving and you will arrive. Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found.”
“Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?”
“Great acts are made up of small deeds.”
“Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.”
“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”
“Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.”
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
“What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.”
“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
“A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.”
“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.”
“By letting go it all gets done.”
“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.”
“Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.”
“Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.”
“The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.”
“The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.”
“If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.”
“Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.”
“If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.”
“Act without expectation.”
“Silence is a source of great strength.”
“Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”
“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.”
“To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.”
“If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.”
“There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.”
“Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.”
“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.”
“Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.”
“Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.”
“The way to do is to be.”
“To hold, you must first open your hand. Let go.”
“To see things in the seed, that is genius.”
“Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.”
“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”
“As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it.”
“Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.”
“The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.”
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