All Laozi Quotes
- The heavy is the root of the light. The unmoved is the source of all movement. Thus the Master travels all day without leaving home.… All
- A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A… All
- Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return. Each separate being in… All
- When the great Tao is forgotten, goodness and piety appear. When the body's intelligence declines, cleverness and knowledge step forth. When there is no peace… Appear
- The Tao is infinite, eternal. Why is it eternal? It was never born; thus it can never die. Why is it infinite? It has no… Ahead
- If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. The Master leads by emptying people's minds and filling… Ambition
- Clay is fashioned into vessels; it is on their empty hollowness that their use depends. Doors and windows are cut out to make a dwelling,… Clay
- Whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. What is soft is strong. Fluid
- Some help others in order to receive blessings and admiration. This is simply meaningless. Some cultivate themselves in part to serve others, in part to… Admiration
- The truth often sounds paradoxical. Inspirational
- Don't imagine that you'll discover {the truth} by accumulating more knowledge. Knowledge creates doubt, and doubt makes you ravenous for more knowledge. You can't get… Accumulating
- The mystical techniques for achieving immortality are revealed only to those who have dissolved all ties to the gross worldly realm of duality, conflict, and… Achieve
- In the Universe the difficult things are done as if they were easy. Difficult
- A great nation is like a great man:When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.Having realized it, he admits it.Having admitted it, he corrects it.He… Admits
- The subtlest of subtleties, this is the gateway to all mysteries. All
- Purity and stillness give the correct law to all under heaven. All
- Ever desireless, one can see the mystery. Ever desiring, one can see the manifestations. These two spring from the same source but differ in name;… All
- Who can enjoy enlightenment and remain indifferent to suffering in the world? This is not in keeping with the Way. Only those who increase their… Along
- To consider this desirable would be to delight in the slaughter of men; and he who delights in the slaughter of men cannot get his… Cannot Get
- The sense organs, which are limited in scope and ability, randomly gather information. This partial information is arranged into judgments, which are based on previous… Ability
- A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done. Foolish
- The wise leader settles for good work and then lets others have the floor. Floor
- The Master acts without doing, and everything gets done. Acts
- If you would take, you must first give. Compassion
- Perfect kindness acts without thinking of kindness. Acts