Tao Te Ching Leadership Quotes

Know honor, Yet keep humility. Be the valley of the universe! Being the valley of the universe, Ever true and resourceful, Return to the state of the uncarved block.

Without going outside, you may know the whole world!

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.

The Tao is like a well; used but never used up.

I let go of all desire for the common good, and the good becomes as common as the grass.

If you want to accord with the Tao, just do your job, then let go.

Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.

All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.

For one gains by losing And loses by gaining.

In caring for others and serving heaven,
There is nothing like using restraint.

The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.

Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner.

My teachings are easy to understand and easy to put into practice. Yet your intellect will never grasp them, and if you try to practice them, you’ll fail. My teachings are older than the world. How can you grasp their meaning? If you want to know me, look inside your heart.

Going forward seems like retreat.

He who stands on tiptoe does not stand firm.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.

Why are the people rebellious? Because the rulers interfere too much. Therefore they are rebellious.