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#1

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: travel

5334 likes

#2

“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

34844 likes

#3

“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

tags: inspirational, life, philosophy

5926 likes

#4

“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

5140 likes

#5

“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: life, travel

3766 likes

#6

“Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”
― Lao Tsu, Tao Teh Ching

tags: philosophy, wayfinding

3481 likes

#7

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, integrity, self-reliance, self-respect

3220 likes

#9

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

tags: apothegm, beauty, truth

2296 likes

#10

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

tags: time

2235 likes

#11

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

1728 likes

#12

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

2126 likes

#13

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

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#14

“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

1880 likes

#15

“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

1271 likes

#16

“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

1309 likes

#17

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

tags: thinking

1057 likes

#18

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

tags: silence

1149 likes

#19

“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”
― Lao-Tzu

tags: kindness

997 likes

#20

“If you understand others you are smart.
If you understand yourself you are illuminated.
If you overcome others you are powerful.
If you overcome yourself you have strength.
If you know how to be satisfied you are rich.
If you can act with vigor, you have a will.
If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting.
If you die without loss, you are eternal.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

1105 likes

#21

“Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.”
― Lao Tzu

975 likes

#22

“Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

1245 likes

#23

“Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: attributed-no-source, music

747 likes

#24

“Act without expectation.”
― Lao Tzu

733 likes

#25

“The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: be-yourself, white

494 likes

#26

“Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment”
― Lao Tzu

733 likes

#27

“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

2035 likes

#28

“The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.”
― Lao Tzu, Te-Tao Ching

tags: aphorism, philosophy, proverb

1173 likes

#29

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”
― Lao Tzu

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#30

“To lead people, walk beside them ...
As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence.
The next best, the people honor and praise.
The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate ...
When the best leader's work is done the people say,
We did it ourselves!”
― Lao Tzu

tags: lead

353 likes

#31

“By letting go it all gets done.”
― Lao-Tzu

430 likes

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