Hello everybody.
Today i would like to share with you some of the best quotes by Lao Tzu.
I can't know for sure what he meant when he said those quotes but i can tell you what those quotes mean from my point of view.
First let's see
Who was Lao Tzu?
Lao Tzu (Laozi or Lao-Tze)was a chinese philosopher and he is considered to be the founder of the philosophical system of Taoism.
He is the author of the Tao-Te-Ching a book that exemplifies his thought.
His name is not a personal name but an honorific title meaning: 'Old Man' ,Old Teacher' and there are countless speculations whether an individual by that name ever existed or Lao-Tzu is an amalgam of many different philosophers.
If he ever existed, he is thought to have lived in the 6th century BCE.
Sources: Books,and Youtube Videos.
This post is not about his life so i will stop talking about him and start with his quotes.
If you are interested on his life go search or ask me in the comments and i will give you some links or some videos.
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Quotes:
All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.
Nothing is impossible and if we really want something and fight for it we will acchieve it but what we need most is patience, because all we need, in order to get what we want, is time and persistence.
When we have a big problem we should analize it and divide it in little problems that can be solved easier.
And to get to be rich first you have to be poor because if you were not poor you will never apreciate being rich.
You will always have to start somewhere but with enough persistence you will get where you want to go.
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
Always keep doing what you like and the results will come.
Do not change what you love to do for something that you don't love to do.
Do not change the direction if you want to end up where you are heading, always be persistent, keep practincing and you will get better and better every day and one day you will finally reach your goal.
That is why it is important to have goals, always have a goal.
Living life without goals is like going in the streets and keep running without knowing where you are going.
The words of truth are always paradoxical
The words of truth are always paradoxical because there are different levels of truth . What is "truth" at one level is not necessarily "truth" at other levels.
Quite often, higher levels of truth render lower ones irrelevant, obsolete and even non-existent. So, something is only truth until we evolve to the next higher level of truth.
Each and everyone of us has a different viewing of this world,and this is due to our experiences and our lifestyle.
Only the truth is real, and the truth already exists. We just aren`t aware of it. If we already know the truth, why do we have problems in our lives, and why is the world not at complete and total peace?
For something to be truth at all, it must be relevant and beneficial to oneself, and all others, without exception. Truth is universal and impersonal. It applies to all and excludes no one. The truth is still the truth even if it's rejected or not currently understood. The real truth is what it is despite our opinions and beliefs about it.
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