Laozi
Attributed author of the Tao Te Ching, emphasizing harmony with the Tao and simplicity, quoted for 'A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step'.
Quotes by Laozi
If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to.
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name.
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the endless movement of the Tao, with all creatures stirring, yet resting in stillness.
The wise man acts without striving.
The further one goes, the less one knows.
Without stirring abroad, one can know the whole world; without looking out of the window, one can see the way of heaven.
The sage is good at helping people, and so abandons no one. He is good at helping things, and so abandons nothing.
Yield and overcome; Bend and be straight.
The greatest conqueror is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.
Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.
The more you know, the less you need.
Because of a great love, one is courageous.
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
The sage, because he does not contend, is without reproach.
To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.
The greatest evil is to want more.
The five colors blind the eye. The five notes deafen the ear. The five tastes dull the palate.
The soft overcomes the hard; the weak overcomes the strong.
One who is too insistent on his own views finds few to agree with him.
The sage puts his own person last, and yet it is found in the foremost place.