Quotes by Lao Tzu

“To lead people walk behind them.”

“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.”

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

“He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.”

“One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.”

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

“Silence is a source of great strength.”

“He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.”

“To see things in the seed, that is genius.”

“Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.”

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”

“The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.”