Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu
Laoziwas an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is known as the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching and the founder of philosophical Taoism, and as a deity in religious Taoism and traditional Chinese religions. Although a legendary figure, he is usually dated to around the 6th century BC and reckoned a contemporary of Confucius, but some historians contend that he actually lived during the Warring States period of the 5th or 4th century BC. A central figure in Chinese culture, Laozi...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.
For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance.
Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes its law from the Tao. The law of the Tao is its being what it is.
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
When armies are mobilized and issues joined, the man who is sorry over the fact will win
Acting without design, occupying oneself without making a business of it, finding the great in what is small and the many in the few, repaying injury with kindness, effecting difficult things while they are easy, and managing great things in their be
Know they thyself, presume not God to scan. The proper study of mankind is man.
By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the world forever
A good manager is best when people barely know that he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse when they despise him.
The softest things in the world to overcome the hardest things in the world.