Philosophy Quote by Lao Tzu — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.”

“The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.”

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

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”

“All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.”

“He who is contented is rich.”

“By now you must have guessed: I come from another planet. But I will never say to you, Take me to your leaders. Even I - unused to your ways though I am - would never make that mistake. We ourselves have such beings among us, made of cogs, pieces of paper, small disks of shiny metal, scraps of coloured cloth. I do not need to encounter more of them.”

“But understanding will always require some effort. You probably wouldn't admire a friend who was good at everything if it cost her no effort.”

“Absurdity is the ecstasy of intellectualism.”

“Beauty is not who you are on the outside, it is the wisdom and time you gave away to save another struggling soul like you.”

“Writing is the spectrum through which the chaos of life can be seen, studied and understood.”

“As a philosopher, if I were speaking to a purely philosophic audience I should say that I ought to describe myself as an Agnostic, because I do not think that there is a conclusive argument by which one can prove that there is not a God. On the other hand, if I am to convey the right impression to the ordinary man in the street I think that I ought to say that I am an Atheist, because, when I say that I cannot prove that there is not a God, I ought to add equally that I cannot prove that there are not the Homeric gods.”