Vessel Quotes by Laozi

9 Vessel quotes by Laozi

Laozi’s quiet wisdom often uses simple objects to illustrate larger truths. This brief collection of nine thoughts on vessels offers a calm, reflective pause for anyone seeking a moment of philosophical calm.

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The Great Vessel takes long to complete.

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The greatest vessel takes long to complete.

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The world is a sacred vessel that cannot be changed. He who changes it will destroy it. He who seizes it will…

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A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes…

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Clay is fashioned into vessels; it is on their empty hollowness that their use depends. Doors and windows are cut out to…

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Shape clay into a vessel; It is the space within that makes it useful. Cut doors and windows for a room; It…

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The world is a sacred vessel. It should not be meddled with. It should not be owned. If you try to meddle…

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Clay is moulded to make a vessel, but the utility of the vessel lies in the space where there is nothing. .…

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We put thirty spokes to make a wheel: But it is on the hole in the center that the use of the…

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In stillness the muddied water returns to clarity.

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He (the sage) is good to those who are good. He is also good to those who are not good. That is the virtue…

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There is a thing inherent and natural which existed before heaven and earth. Motionless and fathomless, It stands alone and never changes; It pervades…

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