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Laozi (Lao Tzu) quotes

Chinese sage traditionally credited with the Tao Te Ching (6th–4th century BC). 5 quotes.

Tao Te Ching (c. 400 BC; tr. James Legge, 1891)

Checked against Project Gutenberg eBook #216.

The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao.

Chapter 1Source text

He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent.

Chapter 33Source text

He who is satisfied with his lot is rich

Chapter 33Source text

The softest thing in the world dashes against and overcomes the hardest

Chapter 43Source text

The journey of a thousand li commenced with a single step.

Chapter 64Source text
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