Money, Lao-tzu (老子)

To have little is to possess. To have plenty is to be perplexed.

- Laozi (老子, 604 BC-? )

Endurance, Lao-tzu (老子)

There is no calamity greater than lavish desires. There is no greater guilt than discontentment. And there is no greater disaster than greed.

- Laozi (老子, 604 BC-? )

Beginning, Lao Tzu (老子)

合抱之木，生於毫末；九層之臺，起於累土；千里之行，始於足下。

- 老子, 道德經 64

The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest sprout; the tower of nine storeys rose from a small heap of earth; the journey of a thousand miles commenced with a single step.

- Laozi (老子, 604 BC-? )

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Proverb

Synonym

¶ A journey of a thousand miles must begin with the first step. or High buildings have low foundations. or Step by step one goes a long way.

Beginning, Lao Tzu

天下難事，必作於易，天下大事，必作於細。

- 老子, 道德經 63

All difficult things in the world are sure to arise from a previous state in which they were easy, and all great things from one in which they were small.

- Laozi (老子, 604 BC-? )