Who is Lao Tzu

Laozi (Chinese: 老子, Mandarin: [làu.tsɹ̩]; commonly translated as "Old Master"), also rendered as Lao Tzu (), or Lao-Tze (), proper name Li Er, courtesy name Boyang, was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching, the founder of philosophical Taoism, and a deity in religious Taoism and traditional Chinese religions.

A semi-legendary figure, Laozi is usually portrayed as a 6th-century BCE contemporary of Confucius in the Spring and Autumn period. Some modern historians consider him to have lived during the Warring States period of the 4th century BCE. A central figure in Chinese culture, Laozi is claimed by both the emperors of the Tang dynasty and modern people of the Li surname as a founder of their lineage. Laozi's work has been...
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Coachleeiv: “wisdom wednesday “ there is no greater soon than desire, no greater curse the discontent. he who knows that enough is enough will always have enough lao tzu
Thetaoishway: everything and everyone carries yin on the shoulders and yang in the arms when yin meets yang through vital energy it is called harmony — lao tzu
Overmind01: “if you are depressed, you are living in the past. if you are anxious, you are living in the future. if you are at peace, you are living in the present.” ~ lao tzu
Carolyn660: “being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ― lao tzu
Golyborish: “do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small.” –lao tzu
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Edgar Albert Guest Poem
The Killing Place
 by Edgar Albert Guest

We're hiking along at a two-forty pace
We 're making life seem like a man-killing race,
With our nerves all on edge and our jaws firmly set
We go rushing along; with our brows lined with sweat
And our cheeks pale and drawn every minute we dash,
And the goal that we 're after is merely more cash.

We 're out for the money, the greenbacks and gold,
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