Inspirational Quotes by Laozi

Searching for precious goods leads astray.

— Laozi

The perfect square lacks corners.

— Laozi

Simple, like uncarved wood.

— Laozi

What's the difference between yes and no?

— Laozi

The small is easy to scatter.

— Laozi

The rigid tree will be felled.

— Laozi

Pursue without interfering.

— Laozi

Wary, as if surrounded by strangers.

— Laozi

Stay at the center and let all things take their course.

— Laozi

The wise man doesn't compete; therefore nobody can compete with him.

— Laozi

He who has little will receive. He who has much will be embarrassed.

— Laozi

When cleverness emerges There is great hypocrisy.

— Laozi

The wise trusts not only to his physical eyes - thus he can see clearly.

— Laozi

Stretch the bow to the very full, and you will wish you had stopped in time.

— Laozi

Abandon learning and there will be no sorrow.

— Laozi

I am at peace, and people become fair by themselves.

— Laozi

Surrender your self-interest. Love others as much as you love yourself. Then you can be entrusted with all things under heaven.

— Laozi

Hold on to the great image, and the whole world follows, follows unharmed, content and completely at peace.

— Laozi

The ten thousand things flourish and then each returns to the root from which it came. Returning to the root is stillness.…

— Laozi

Only by working within the laws that govern the flow of water will happiness be achieved.

— Laozi

The supreme rulers are hardly known by their subjects. The lesser are loved and praised. The even lesser are feared. The least…

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The True Person governs by emptying the heart of desire and filling the belly with food, weakening ambitions and strengthening bones.

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Knowledge of the eternal is all-embracing. To be all-embracing leads to righteousness, which is majestic.

— Laozi

All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.

— Laozi

Do not look only at yourself, and you will see much. Do not justify yourself, and you will be distinguished. Do not…

— Laozi

He who stands on tiptoe doesn't stand firm. He who rushes ahead doesn't go far. He who tries to shine dims his…

— Laozi

Those who are highly evolved, maintain an undiscriminating perception. Seeing everything, labeling nothing, they maintain their awareness of the Great Oneness. Thus…

— Laozi

Shape clay into a vessel; It is the space within that makes it useful. Cut doors and windows for a room; It…

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When you find the way/ others will find you./ Passing by on the road/ they will be drawn to your door./ The…

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The cords of passion and desire weave a binding net around you. Worldly confrontation makes you stiff and inflexible. The trap of…

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The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does…

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Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best…

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The leader is best, When people are hardly aware of his existence, Not so good when people praise his government, Less good…

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The grandest virtue seems deficient.

— Laozi

The brittle is easy to shatter.

— Laozi

Behave simply and hold on to purity.

— Laozi

Make the small big and the few many.

— Laozi

To be of few words is natural.

— Laozi

He who hoards much loses much.

— Laozi

Kindness in words creates confidence.

— Laozi