"Taking things lightly must lead to big..." - Quote by Lao Tzu
Taking things lightly must lead to big difficulties.
More by Lao Tzu
“At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.”
“There is no greater sin than desire, No greater curse than discontent, No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself. Therefore he who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.”
“Use the light to return to clarity.”
More on Consequences
“Learn all you can, don't be lazy. Nothing's worse than being stupid. Being broke is bad, but being stupid is what's really bad. And what's really really bad is being broke and stupid. Nothing's much worse than that. Unless you're sick. Sick, broke and stupid, that’s about as far as you can fall unless you're ugly. Surely that would be the ultimate; ugly, sick, broke and stupid.”
“If you destroy a free market you create a black market.”
“Stupid people can cause problems, but it usually takes brilliant people to create a real catastrophe.”
More on Seriousness
“It is my belief, you cannot deal with the most serious things in the world unless you understand the most amusing.”
“Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.”
“I am but too conscious of the fact that we are born in an age when only the dull are treated seriously, and I live in terror of not being misunderstood.”