"Expectation is the root of all heartache, yet without it the heart cannot bloom." - Lao Tzu

🌈 Hope

“Expectation is the root of all heartache, yet without it the heart cannot bloom.”

— Lao Tzu

It's risky to hope — you might get hurt. But closing yourself off completely means you'll never feel the beautiful things either. Let yourself bloom, even knowing the risk.

More from Lao Tzu

“An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.”

— Lao Tzu

“Great acts are made up of small deeds.”

— Lao Tzu

“The journey of a thousand miles begins beneath one's feet.”

— Lao Tzu

“To see things in the seed, that is genius.”

— Lao Tzu

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

— Lao Tzu

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality.”

— Lao Tzu