Wisdom quotes might help you comprehend life better. The fundamental rules of relationships haven’t changed much during the thousands of years the human species has existed, despite many changes. And for that reason, what was said so long ago is still applicable today.
So, for this article, I’ve decided to present some of the greatest sayings from the eminent Chinese author and philosopher Lao Tzu (circa the 6th century BCE in China). He is credited with writing the well-known Daoist text Daodejing (also called Tao Te Ching).
Wisdom Quotes On Personal Development
1. “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.”
2. “Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”
3. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”
4. “Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
mastering yourself is true power.”
5. “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.”
6. “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.”
7. “Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.”
8. “New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.”
9. “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.”
10. “When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”
11. “What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.”
Wisdom Quotes Based On Nature
12. “Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.”
13. “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”
14. “Men are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail.”
15. “If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.”
Lao Tzu Quotes On Principles
16. “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.”
17. “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.”
18. “Surrender your self-interest. Love others as much as you love yourself. Then you can be entrusted with all things under heaven.”
19. “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.”
20. “The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.”
21. “A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.”
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