Laozi

LaoziLaozi (571 BC), also known as Lao Tzu, was a semi-legendary ancient Chinese Taoist philosopher. Laozi is a Chinese honorific, generally translated as “the Old Master”.

Laozi Quotes

The Tao is like a bellows: it is empty yet infinitely capable.

—Laozi

True straightness seems crooked.

—Laozi

Therefore the Master says: I let go of the law, and people become honest.

—Laozi

The Tao doesn’t take sides; it gives birth to both good and evil.

—Laozi

The Tao never does anything, yet through it all things are done.

—Laozi

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

—Laozi