All Laozi Quotes
- All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life. All
- If you scramble about in search of inner peace, you will lose your inner peace. Inner
- Heaven and Earth last for ever. Why do Heaven and Earth last for ever? They are unborn, so ever living. The sage stays behind, thus… Action
- Do you think you can make the world a better place? I do not think you can. It is already perfect. Already Perfect
- When you are one with loss, the loss is experienced willingly. Experienced
- The truest sayings are paradoxical. Inspirational
- The Master views the parts with compassion, because he understands the whole. His constant practice is humility. He doesn't glitter like a jewel but lets… Common
- So the unwanting soul sees what's hidden, and the ever-wanting soul sees only what it wants. Ever Wanting
- Stop trying to control. Let go of fixed plans and concepts, and the world will govern itself. Concepts
- Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don't see the self as self, what do we have… Arise
- The Way of Tao is this: It strives not, but conquers; It speaks not, but all is made clear; It summons not, but its house… All
- The Tao gives birth to One. One gives birth to yin and yang. Yin and yang give birth to all things... The complete whole is… All
- My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription; not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When you get there,… Analyze
- The Tao's principle is spontaneity. Principle
- Do you think that you can clear your mind by sitting constantly in silent meditation? This makes your mind narrow, not clear. Integral awareness is… Adaptable
- When you accurately perceive the fluidity of things, you can also begin to perceive the constancy behind them: the creative, transformative, boundless, immutable Tao. Accurately
- The Tao of the sage is work without effort. Effort
- Failure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else, there is no end to the blame. Therefore the Master fulfills her own obligations and corrects… Blame
- A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful. Care
- If you go searching for the Great Creator, you will come back empty-handed. The source of the universe is ultimately unknowable, a great invisible river… All
- We put thirty spokes to make a wheel: But it is on the hole in the center that the use of the cart hinges. We… Advantage
- The one who can dissolve her mind will suddenly discover the Tao at her feet... Discover
- The first practice is the practice of undiscriminating virtue: take care of those who are deserving; also, and equally, take care of those who are… All
- Act without expectation. Act
- Loss is not as bad as wanting more. Bad