"A journey of a thousand leagues begins..." - Quote by Lao Tzu
A journey of a thousand leagues begins beneath one's feet.
More by Lao Tzu
“What's the difference between yes and no?”
“The best leaders are those their people hardly know exist.The next best is a leader who is loved and praised.Next comes the one who is feared.The worst one is the leader that is despised ...The best leaders value their words, and use them sparingly.When they have accomplished their task,the people say, "Amazing!We did it, all by ourselves!”
“Nothing on earth is so weak and yielding as water, but for breaking down the firm and strong it has no equal.”
More on Beginning
“For it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be: what is once well done is done forever.”
“I'll hold on to the world tight some day. I've got one finger on it now; that's a beginning.”
“I expect you have seen someone put a a lighted match to a bit of newspaper which is propped up in a grate against an unlit fire. And for a second nothing seems to have happened; and then you notice a tiny steak of flame creeping along the edged of the newspaper. It was like that now.”
More on Action
“You'll never find out what you can do, until you do all you can to find out”
“Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.”
“If we have a correct theory but merely prate about it, pigeonhole it and do not put it into practice, then that theory, however good, is of no significance.”