All Laozi Quotes
- I have three treasures that I cherish. The first is compassion. The second is moderation. The third is not claiming to be first in the… Cherish
- By compassion one can be brave. Brave
- The sage honors his part of the settlement, but does not exact his due from others. Compassion
- Lessen selfishness and restrain desires. Desire
- Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself. Desire
- There is no greater crime than desire. Crime
- I have no desire to desire, and people become like the uncarved wood by themselves. Become Like
- The sage desires no desire, does not value rare treasures, learns without learning, recovers what people have left behind. Behind
- Not valuing wealth prevents theft. Inspirational
- Keeping plenty of gold and jade in the palace makes no one able to defend it. Able
- Displaying riches and titles with pride brings about one's downfall. Brings
- Searching for precious goods leads astray. Astray
- Abandon cleverness, discard profit, and thieves and robbers will disappear. Abandon
- Gain or loss, what is worse? Gain
- Greed is costly. Assembled fortunes are lost. Assembled
- There is no greater misfortune than greed. Greater
- When the palace is magnificent, the fields are filled with weeds, and the granaries are empty. Empty
- Some have lavish garments, carry sharp swords, and feast on food and drink. They possess more than they can spend. This is called the vanity… Called
- People starve. The rulers consume too much with their taxes. That is why people starve. Consume
- Heaven's Way is like stretching a bow. The high is lowered and the low is raised. Excess is reduced and deficiency is replenished. Heaven's Way… Bow
- Who has excess and supplies the world? Only the one who follows the Way. Excess
- The virtuous carry out the settlement, but those without virtue pursue their claims. Carry
- When everyone sees good, then bad exists. Bad
- He (the sage) is good to those who are good. He is also good to those who are not good. That is the virtue of… Good
- The Way is the source of all things, good people's treasure and bad people's refuge. All