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Confucius is like the Torah, rules to follow. And Lao-Tzu is even more conservative, saying that if you do nothing you won't break any…

— Christopher Moore

All of Chinese thinking - Confucianism, Taoism, as well as Buddhism - contains the idea that in the course of life, man will shape…

— Richard Wilhelm

Here is an example of Confucius sayings: "It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." In a…

— Confucius

When your practice has led you to experiences that you can't understand, you need a better theory. Otherwise, if you try to understand these…

— Betty Sue Flowers

“For Taoism concerns itself with unconventional knowledge, with the understanding of life directly, instead of in the abstract, linear terms of representational thinking.”

— Alan Wilson Watts

“Too often we forget that “discipline” really means “to teach”—not “to punish.” A disciple is a student, not a recipient of behavioral consequences. When…

— Daniel J. Siegel

Learning teaches how to carry things in suspense, without prejudice, till you resolve it.

— Francis Bacon

“If one understands [just] the literal meaning, One becomes arrogant and one's mind deteriorates. Through rejecting the excellent teachings, One will be pulverized and…

— Karl Brunnholzl

Learning itself, received into a mind By nature weak, or viciously inclined, Serves but to lead philosophers astray, Where children would with ease discern…

— William Cowper

“For millions upon millions of years, feelings were the best algorithms in the world. Hence in the days of Confucius, of Muhammad or of…

— Yuval Noah Harari

We need to transcend our thoughts and desires to truly understand philosophy and the universe as a whole. However, in our everyday life, we…

— Henry Chang

But the basic Taoism that we are concerned with here is simply a particular way of appreciating, learning from, and working with whatever happens…

— Benjamin Hoff