Lao Tzu

Three Things to Teach
by Lao-Tzu

I have just three things to teach:
simplicity, patience, compassion.

These three are your greatest treasures.

At the center of your being
you have the answer;
you know who you are and
you know what you want.


The power of intuitive understanding
will protect you from harm until the
end of your days.

Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.

When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.





Being deeply loved by someone
gives you strength;
loving someone deeply
gives you courage.


Do the difficult things while they are easy,
And do the great things while they are small.



A journey of a thousand miles
must begin with a single step.

He who is contented is rich.

In dwelling, live close to the ground.

In thinking, keep to the simple.


In conflict, be fair and generous.

In governing, don't try to control.


In work, do what you enjoy.

In family life, be completely present.

He who knows that enough is enough
will always have enough.



Kindness in words
creates confidence.

Kindness in thinking
creates profoundness.

Kindness in giving
creates love.

Life is a series of natural
and spontaneous changes.

Don't resist them -
that only creates sorrow.

Let reality be reality.

Let things flow naturally forward
in whatever way they like.

Music in the soul can be
heard by the universe.

Love is of all passions the strongest,
for it attacks simultaneously
the head, the heart and the senses.