The Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu or Laozi is well known for the book Tao Te Ching.

Tao Te Ching is a collection of sayings expounding the principal Taoist teachings with maxims and aphorisms.

Lao Tzu was the founder of philosophical Taoism and he is widely respected as a religious deity in various traditional Chinese religious schools of thought.

Beware when using or sharing Lao Tzu quotes. There are so many misquotes found in many quotation sites and also published books.

In fact all of the quotes which I published here are gathered from his book “Ta Te Ching”.

For instance, questionable quotations like, “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage“, “To see things in the seed, that is genius“, or “To lead people walk behind them“.

Frankly, I do not where do they get them from. I could not locate them from any reliable source.

Best 5 Lao Tzu Quotations Is The Way

Here are my selected best five Lao Tzu quotations:

“Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.

(Tao Te Ching, ch.19)*

“He who knows others is wise; He who knows himself is enlightened.”

(Tao Te Ching, ch.33)*

“Seeing what is small is called enlightenment. Keeping to weakness is called strength.”

(Tao Te Ching, ch.52)*

“He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.”

(Tao Te Ching, ch.56)*

“The journey of a thousand li starts from where one stands.”

(Tao Te Ching, ch.64)*

References:

*Translation by Wing Tsit Chan

Here is a my full selection of authentic Lao Tzu quotes from his book “Tao Te Ching”.