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
The cords of passion and desire weave a binding net around you. Worldly confrontation makes you stiff and inflexible. The trap of… — Laozi Copy Share Image
“An ocean of ink in a single drop, Trembling at the tip of my brush. Poised above stark white paper, A universe… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Those who have hardened, have a covenant with Death. Those who remain gentle are conjoined with Life. — Laozi Copy Share Image
People aren't against you; they are for themselves. The most dangerous risk of all - the risk of spending your life not… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Through return to simple living comes control of desires. In control of desires stillness is attained. In stillness the world is restored. — Laozi Copy Share Image
The way to use life is to do nothing through acting, The way to use life is to do everything through being. — Laozi Copy Share Image
There are three layers to the universe. In the lower, Tai Ching, and the middle, Shan Ching, the hindrance of a physical… — Laozi Copy Share Image
“When one knows that he is his mother's child, and proceeds to guard (the qualities of) the mother that belong to him,… — Laozi Copy Share Image
(The Tao) is always present and always available. . . . If you are willing to be lived by it, you will… — Laozi Copy Share Image
People who have to fight for their living and are not afraid to die for it are higher persons than those who,… — 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
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
