Misery is what happiness rests upon. Happiness is what misery lurks beneath. — Laozi Copy Share Image
The sage never strives for greatness, and can therefore accomplish greatness. — Laozi Copy Share Image
“Why do you have to ruin everything?' he asked. 'Why do you have to name everything? Decide what's real and what's -… — Michael Montoure Copy Share Image
The primary quality that Lao Tzu seems to emobdy is humility, which is the image of water - seeking the common level… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The strongest factor in conditioning is sex, in the sense that the first thing that a person is really taught is whether… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Warriors say: I dare not be like the host, but would rather be like the guest. I dare not advance an inch,… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Knowing that you do not know is the best. Not knowing that you do not know is an illness. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Wisdom is knowing that if you bend, you don't have to break. Sometimes it is necessary to go with the flow of… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Don't be too severe in criticizing people's faults; consider how much they can bear. Don't be too lofty in enjoining virtue, so… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
“Great power is worry, and total power is boredom, such that even God renounces it and pretends, instead, that he is people… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share Image
In matters of desire, don't get hastily involved because of easy availability; once you get involved, you will sink in deeply. In… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
Be in harmony with the Tao, with the basic principles of creation. To not be in harmony with that flow, no matter… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Generosity should begin lightly and deepen later, fro when it is first rich and then lessens, people forget the kindness. Authority should… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
Having reached a high level of realization (or having accomplished anything in life), don't get excited or puffed up with pride but… — Laozi Copy Share Image
“A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick. If, when… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
Beneath the light, the river and hills are beautiful, The spring breeze bears the fragrance of flowers and grass. The mud has… — Du Fu Copy Share Image
One should not seek happiness, just nurture the spirit of joy as the basis of summoning happiness. One should not try to… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
“If a man is crossing a river and an empty boat collides with his own skiff, even though he be a bad-tempered… — Osho Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“But Taoism must on no account be understood as a revolution against convention, although it has sometimes been used as a pretext… — Alan Wilson Watts Copy Share Image
The realms of good fortune and calamity in human life are all made of thoughts and imaginings. Therefore Buddhists say that the… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
Joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, find no place in that man's breast; for to him all creation is ONE. And all things being… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
“What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift, and why? Or what are one to three books that… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“True strength. There is no conflict with vulnerability or humility. Indeed, vulnerability and humility are essential here, and ultimately what makes strength… — Darrell Calkins Copy Share Image
Diligence means to be keen in matters of virtue and justice, but worldly people use diligence to solve their economic difficulties. Frugality… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
“In the twentieth century, Buddhism and Taoism gained many adherents in Europe who banged gongs and breathed through their diaphragm and talked… — Patrik Ouředník Copy Share Image
