Quote

Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner.

Laozi

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Laozi
Archivist
Philosopher
Writer
Lao-tze
Lao Tzu
Lao-tzu
Lao-tsu
Li Er
Laotze
People
Prisoner
Approval
Management
Care

More quotes by Laozi

Image
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple.
Laozi
Image
He who is attached to things will suffer much.
Laozi
Image
To rule by knowledge ravages the country.
Laozi
Image
Thorn bushes grow where armies have camped.
Laozi
Image
Of the second-rate leaders people speak respectfully saying, He has done this, he has done that. Of the first-rate leaders, they do not say this. They say, We have done it all ourselves.
Laozi
Image
Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.
Laozi
Image
Those who have hardened, have a covenant with Death. Those who remain gentle are conjoined with Life.
Laozi
Image
The best fighter is never angry.
Laozi
Image
The mature person perceives the fruitlessness of rigid, external methodologies.
Laozi
Image
Even the longest journey must begin where you stand.
Laozi
Image
The skillful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels.
Laozi
Image
Not-knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease. First realize that you are sick then you can move toward health.
Laozi
Image
If you worry more for others' beliefs, then you will be their slave.
Laozi
Image
A whale out of water is over-run by ants.
Laozi
Image
Fame of self: Which matters more? Self or wealth: Which is more precious? Gain or loss: Which is more painful?
Laozi
Image
Do nothing, and leave nothing undone. [Doing nothing is what happens when the doer disappears, it isn't something that one does or chooses not to do.]
Laozi
Image
The wise man doesn't compete therefore nobody can compete with him.
Laozi
Image
In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech, be true. In ruling, be just. In daily life, be competent. In action, be aware of the time and the season.
Laozi
Image
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Laozi
Image
Cultivate virtue in yourself, and it will be true.
Laozi