Lao Tzu Man Quotations

The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.

How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?

For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.

Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes its law from the Tao. The law of the Tao is its being what it is.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

When armies are mobilized and issues joined, the man who is sorry over the fact will win

A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth.

For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance.

By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the world forever