Lao Tzu Quotes

The raven hatches its young; the fish spew forth their eggs; the slim-waisted wasp transforms, and when a younger brother comes along the elder brother weeps. For too long I have not been able to work in harmony with these changes. So, given that I did not play my part in harmony with others, how could I expect to change people?

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.

There is nothing so stable as change.

Life develops, changes, is in motion. The forms of literature are not.

Life is a process. We are a process. The universe is a process.

Back then, we could drive a mile from home and there was nothing. Now it's grown in every direction and is populated and modernized. I guess I have mixed feelings about it, but I'm not someone that thinks everything should stop growing.

Life is one big transition.

Both the Winter and the Summer Solstices are expressions of love. They show us the opposition of light and dark, expansion and contraction, that characterize our experiences in the Earth school so that we can recognize our options as we move through our lives.

We're very reluctant to change, even though we know that all things change, and especially our relationships are just determined to change.

I'm like the universe; either expanding or contracting at any given moment. The most that I had put on was about 35, 36 pounds, and I've taken all of that off.

Change is not merely necessary to life - it is life.

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

Statistics vary, but in less than seven years there won't be a single cell left in any of our bodies that's the same as it is today. This means that any human being who 'wants' to change is like a mountain river wanting to reach the valley floor. It's a done deal; that's what mountain rivers do, and 'changing' should be our first nature.

Transformations don't scare me: it thrills me to become the polar opposite.

Life is a moving, breathing thing. We have to be willing to constantly evolve. Perfection is constant transformation.

One of things we say on 'Arrow' is, 'The only constant is evolution.'

Nothing on this earth is standing still. It's either growing or it's dying. No matter if it's a tree or a human being.

Where one industry stumbles, another rises up.

Everyone changes all the time.

There's a harsh reality - nothing lasts forever. You have to be ready to grow, and grow fast.

Change isn't a scary thing. It's constant and inevitable.

Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk.

Comfort and growth cannot coexist.

Look abroad thro' Nature's range. Nature's mighty law is change.