All Laozi Quotes
- Sages do not accumulate for themselves. The more they give to others, the more they possess of their own. The way of Heaven is to… Accumulate
- Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; and shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status… Achieve
- If you want to accord with the Tao, just do your job, then let go. Accord
- It is wealth to be content. Content
- Be empty. Be still. Just watch everything come and go. This is the way of Nature. Empty
- Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more. All
- The ego is entranced by ... names and ideas... However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise… Bewildered
- What man has more than enough and gives it to the world? Only the man of Tao. Generosity
- Bend and you will be straight. Bend
- Don't think you can attain total awareness and whole enlightenment without proper discipline and practice. This is egomania. Appropriate rituals channel your emotions and life… Action
- There is no greater sin than desire, No greater curse than discontent, No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself. Therefore he who knows that… Curse
- Abandon learning and there will be no sorrow. Abandon
- Without going out-of-doors, one can know all he needs to know. Without even looking out of his window, one can grasp the nature of everything.… Achieve
- When you find the way/ others will find you./ Passing by on the road/ they will be drawn to your door./ The way that cannot… Door
- With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world. Conquer
- The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice. Groundwork
- Rushing into action, you fail. Trying to grasp things, you lose them. Forcing a project to completion, you ruin what was almost ripe. Action
- Those who know others are intelligent Those who know themselves have insight. Those who master others have force Those who master themselves have strength.Those who… Die
- Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men. Among
- Do not fear the aging of the body for it is the body's way of seeking the root. Aging
- Kindness in words creates confidence. Confidence
- Wise travelers always stop short before they come to danger. Always Stop
- Being is born of not being. Born
- The best way to live / is to be like water / For water benefits all things / and goes against none of them. All
- Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Creates