Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
Silence is a source of great strength.
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.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.
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.
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.
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.
If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.
The words of truth are always paradoxical.
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
He who is contented is rich.
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.
Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven.
Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.
It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.
The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.
Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
Silence is a source of great strength.
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.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.
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.
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.
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.
If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.
The words of truth are always paradoxical.
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
He who is contented is rich.
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.
Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven.
Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.
It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.
The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.
