Lao-tzu
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Li ErhLi Er, 6th-century b.c., Chinese philosopher: reputed founder of Taoism.
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(italics) Tao Te Ching.
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As Lao-tzu said, “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”.
From Forbes ● Oct. 17, 2014
He quotes everyone from Lao-tzu to Ghandi to Jerry Garcia to Eckhart Tolle to the business guru Stephen Covey.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2013
Lao-tzu, an elder contemporary of Confucius, added another dimension, proclaiming that underlying nature was an all-pervading spiritual force, which he called Tao, and likened to water.
From Time Magazine Archive
Believing with Lao-tzu, the founder of Taoism, that inspiration comes in a flash and cannot be long sustained, the Ch'an painter worked in monochrome "as if a whirlwind possessed his hand."
From Time Magazine Archive
Or to quote Lao-tzu: "Those who speak do not know, those who know do not speak."
From Japanese Prints by Lathrop, Dorothy Pulis
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