People take death lightly. They expect too much of life. That is why people take death lightly. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Most of the world's religions serve only to strengthen attachments to false concepts such as self and other, life and death, heaven… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare? — Laozi Copy Share Image
Man at his birth is supple and tender, but in death, he is rigid and hard. Thus, suppleness and tenderness accompany life,… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Greed for enlightenment and immortality is no different than greed for material wealth. It is self-centered and dualistic, and thus an obstacle… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The hard and stiff are death's companions. The soft and weak are life's companions. — Laozi Copy Share Image
When you realize where you come from, you naturally become tolerant, amused, kindhearted as a grandmother, and dignified as a king. Immersed… — Laozi Copy Share Image
When life begins we are tender and weak When life ends we are stiff and rigid All things, including the grass and… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Why are the people starving?- Because their grain is being eaten up by the taxes That's why they're starving Why are people… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Man, when living, is soft and tender; when dead, he is hard and tough. All animals and plants when living are tender… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The mystical techniques for achieving immortality are revealed only to those who have dissolved all ties to the gross worldly realm of… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Love is the greatest link that we have with those who have temporarily left us. — Laozi Copy Share Image
The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings. He knows that he is going to die, and her has nothing… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The natural laws of the universe are inviolable... what you say and do determines what happens in your life... You are the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
To be brave without compassion, generous without moderation, and rule without refraining from being first in the world, are certain deaths. — Laozi 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
Why do the people think so little of death? Because the rulers demand too much of life. Therefore the people take death… — Laozi Copy Share Image
We go from birth to death. Three out of ten follow life. Three out of ten follow death. People who rush from… — Laozi Copy Share Image
A man is born gentle and weak. At death, he is hard and stiff. Green plants are tender and filled with sap.… — Laozi Copy Share Image
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven. — Laozi Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
