Why is the tao so valuable? Because it is everywhere, and everyone can use it. This is why those who seek will… — Laozi Copy Share Image
When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it. — Laozi Copy Share Image
He who is great must make humility his base. He who is high must make lowliness his foundation. Thus, princes and kings… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Weapons are not proper instruments for gentle people; they use them only when they have no other choice. Peace and quiet are… — Laozi Copy Share Image
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Arms are instruments of ill omen, not the instruments of the gentleman. When one is compelled to use them, it is best… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Weapons are ominous tools. They are not the noble ruler's tools. He only uses them when he can't avoid it. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Use justice to rule a country. Use surprise to wage war. Use non-action to govern the world. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Weapons are the tools of violence;all decent men detest them.Weapons are the tools of fear;a decent man will avoid themexcept in 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
Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man's tools. He uses them only when he has no choice. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Those who of old were good practicers of Tao did not use it to make people bright, but rather used it to… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If you see what is small as it sees itself, and accept what is weak for what strength it has, and use… — 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
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
The value comes from what is there, but the use comes from what is not there. — 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
The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas. Tolerant like the sky, all-pervading like sunlight, firm like a… — Laozi Copy Share Image
A skillful commander is not overbearing. A skillful fighter does not become angry. A skillful conqueror does not compete with people. One… — Laozi Copy Share Image
She who is centered in the Tao can go where she wishes, without danger. She perceives the universal harmony, even amid great… — 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
