More quotes by Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it."
"Knowing others is intelligence;knowing yourself is true wisdom.Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."
"Simplicity, patience, compassion.These three are your greatest treasures.Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.Patient with both friends and enemies,you accord with the way things are.Compassionate toward yourself,you reconcile all beings in the world."
"A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live."
"Simplicity, patience, compassion.These three are your greatest treasures.Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.Patient with both friends and enemies,you accord with the way things are.Compassionate toward yourself,you reconcile all beings in the world."