Tao Te Ching Leadership Quotes by Laozi, Theodore Hesburgh, Mao Zedong, Tony Blair, Polybius, Witter Bynner and many others.
In caring for others and serving heaven,
There is nothing like using restraint.
There is nothing like using restraint.
Thus an army without flexibility never wins a battle. A tree that is unbending is easily broken.
The truth often sounds paradoxical.
He who is attached to things will suffer much.
When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.
In the Universe the difficult things are done as if they were easy.
The more laws and restrictions there are,
The poorer people become.
The sharper men’s weapons,
The more trouble in the land.
The poorer people become.
The sharper men’s weapons,
The more trouble in the land.
If you want to accord with the Tao, just do your job, then let go.
Close your mouth,
block off your senses,
blunt your sharpness,
untie your knots,
soften your glare,
settle your dust.
This is the primal identity.
block off your senses,
blunt your sharpness,
untie your knots,
soften your glare,
settle your dust.
This is the primal identity.
He who does not trust enough will not be trusted.
All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.
Why are the people rebellious? Because the rulers interfere too much. Therefore they are rebellious.
Deal with it before it happens. Set things in order before there is confusion.
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.
To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
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.
