Clay is used to make vases, but it is the emptiness they contain that makes them useful. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Clay is moulded to make a vessel, but the utility of the vessel lies in the space where there is nothing. .… — Laozi Copy Share Image
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Shape clay into a vessel; It is the space within that makes it useful. Cut doors and windows for a room; It… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Clay is fashioned into vessels; it is on their empty hollowness that their use depends. Doors and windows are cut out to… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Thirty spokes meet in the hub, but the empty space between them is the essence of the wheel. Pots are formed from… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Clay is molded to form a cup, But it is on its non-being that the utility of the cup depends. Doors and… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Thirty spokes meet in the hub. Where a wheel isn't is where it's useful. Hollowed out, clay makes a pot. Where the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
We put thirty spokes to make a wheel: But it is on the hole in the center that the use of the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven. — Laozi Copy Share
If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he must follow… — Laozi Copy Share
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that… — Laozi Copy Share
Do nondoing, strive for nonstriving, savor the flavorless, regard the small as important, make much of little, repay enmity with virtue; plan for difficulty… — Laozi Copy Share
Can you dissolve your ego? Can you abandon the idea of self and other? Can you relinquish the notions of male and female, short… — Laozi Copy Share
The Tao is the center of the universe, the good man's treasure, the bad man's refuge. Honors can be bought with fine words, respect… — Laozi Copy Share
He (the sage) is good to those who are good. He is also good to those who are not good. That is the virtue… — Laozi Copy Share
There is a thing inherent and natural which existed before heaven and earth. Motionless and fathomless, It stands alone and never changes; It pervades… — Laozi Copy Share
What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job? If you do not… — Laozi Copy Share
