Abandon benevolence, discard duty, and people will return to the family ties. — Laozi Copy Share Image
The ten thousand things flourish and then each returns to the root from which it came. Returning to the root is stillness.… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Know honor, Yet keep humility. Be the valley of the universe! Being the valley of the universe, Ever true and resourceful, Return… — Laozi Copy Share Image
He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the paragon of… — Laozi Copy Share Image
It (Tao) is eternally without desire. So, it can be called small. All things return to it, although it does not make… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Know the white, But keep the black, Be an example to the world! Being an example to the world, Ever true and… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Being a model to the world, eternal virtue will never falter in you, and you return to the boundless. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return.… — Laozi Copy Share Image
There was something formless and perfect before the universe was born. It is serene. Empty. Solitary. Unchanging. Infinite. Eternally present. It is… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Things flourish, then each returns to its root. Returning to the root is called stillness: Stillness is called return to life, return… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return. — 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 first practice is the practice of undiscriminating virtue: take care of those who are deserving; also, and equally, take care of… — Laozi Copy Share Image
All things in nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfill their function and make no claim. All… — Laozi Copy Share Image
All things issue from it; all things return to it. To find the origin, trace back the manifestations. When you recognize the… — 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
