Quotes from Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu

He who knows others is wise;He who know himself is enlightened.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.Through this I know the advantage of taking no action.

The Way of Heaven is to benefit others and not to injure.The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.

There is no calamity greater than lavish desires.There is no greater guilt than discontentment.And there is not greater disaster than greed.

To have little is to possess.To have plenty is to be perplexed.

When armies are mobilized and issues are joined,The man who is sorry over the fact will win.