Quotes - Paul Ghezzi (Auckland, E7, New Zealand) Showing 1-30 of 107

#1

“Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
mastering yourself is true power.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

tags: wisdom

5131 likes

#3

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: courage, deeply-loved, love, strength, widely-misattributed

34796 likes

#4

“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

tags: acceptance, change, life, reality, serenity

3893 likes

#5

“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.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: contentment

1359 likes

#6

“At the center of your being
you have the answer;
you know who you are
and you know what you want.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: profound, self-awareness, self-discovery

1305 likes

#7

“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

tags: misattributed, misattributed-lao-tzu

2085 likes

#8

“The Way to do is to be.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: meditation, self-awareness, self-discovery

299 likes

#9

“Respond to anger with virtue. Deal with difficulties while they are still easy. Handle the great while it is still small.”
― Lao Tzu

119 likes

#10

“If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. 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.”
― Lao Tzu

30 likes

#11

“he who asserts his own views is not distinguished;”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

13 likes

#12

“He who knows does not speak; he who speaks does not know.”
― Lao zi, Tao Te Ching

27 likes

#13

“Figure out the rhythm of life and live in harmony with it.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Teh Ching

33 likes

#14

“He who talks more is sooner exhausted.”
― Lao Tzu

14 likes

#15

“I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.”
― Lao Tzu

18 likes

#16

“The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

tags: apothegm, beauty, truth

2288 likes

#17

“Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: time

2225 likes

#18

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”
― Lao Tzu

1404 likes

#19

“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.”
― Lao Tzu

1724 likes

#20

“A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

tags: courage, death, inspirational, life, moral-courage, real-life

1871 likes

#21

“Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: dreams

1272 likes

#22

“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: acceptance, contentment, perception, self-acceptance, self-assurance, self-confidence

2031 likes

#23

“The best fighter is never angry.”
― Lao Tzu

2122 likes

#24

“Stop thinking, and end your problems.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: thinking

1056 likes

#25

“Silence is a source of Great Strength.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: silence