Be like water.
Lao Tzu
老子 Lǎozi (c. 6th – 5th century BC) was a Chinese monist philosopher; also called Lao Zi, Lao Tzu, Lao Tse, or Lao Tze. The Tao Te Ching (道德經, Pinyin: Dào Dé Jīng, or Dao De Jing) represents the sole document generally attributed to Laozi.
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Alternative Names for Lao Tzu
Birth name - Original name given at birth:
- 老子 (Chinese (zh))
Transliteration - Phonetic conversion to another script:
- Lǎozi (English (en))
- Lao Zi (English (en))
Alternate spelling - Different orthographic variant:
- Lao Tse (English (en))
- Lao Tze (English (en))
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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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.
An ocean of ink in a single drop,
Trembling at the tip of my brush.
Poised above stark white paper,
A universe waits for existence.
By letting go it all gets done.
He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love.
The way is easy stay on the path.
The highest excellence is like (that of) water.
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
Water is fluid, soft & yielding but water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield ... what is soft is strong.
Everything under heaven is a sacred vessel and cannot be controlled. Trying to control leads to ruin. Trying to grasp, we lose. Allow your life to unfold naturally. Know that it too is a vessel of perfection. Just as you breathe in and breathe out, there is a time for being ahead and a time for being behind; a time for being in motion and a time for being at rest; a time for being vigorous and a time for being exhausted; a time for being safe and a time for being in danger.
He who knows he has enough is rich. Perseverance is a sign of will power. He who stays where he is endures. To die but not to perish is to be eternally present.
If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.
Love is of all the passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses.
When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.