Lao Tzu Quotes

Lao Tzu Quotes

Lao Tzu Quotes

Consider the following quotes by Lao Tzu:

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"People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge."

"Manifest plainness,Embrace simplicity,Reduce selfishness,Have few desires."

"The best [man] is like water.Water is good; it benefits all things and does not compete with them.It dwells in [lowly] places that all disdain.This is why it is so near to Tao."

"The more laws and order are made prominent,The more thieves and robbers there will be."

"Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of happiness."

"The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.Through this I know the advantage of taking no action."

"When the highest type of men hear Tao,They diligently practice it.When the average type of men hear Tao,They half believe in it.When the lowest type of men hear Tao,They laugh heartily at it.Without the laugh, there is no Tao."

"When armies are mobilized and issues are joined,The man who is sorry over the fact will win."

"To have little is to possess.To have plenty is"