Laozi (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