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"Keep your mouth shut, and close up the doors of sight and sound, and as long as you live you will have no vexation. But open your mouth, or become inquisitive, and you will be in trouble all your life long."

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About Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher traditionally regarded as a foundational figure of Daoism. He is classically associated with the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching), though modern scholarship debates the historical details of his life and authorship.

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