All Laozi Quotes
- He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment. Clever
- Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. Approval
- Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking. Country
- Build up virtue, and you master all. Action
- When superior people hear of the Way, they carry it out with diligence. When middling people hear of the Way, it sometimes seems to be… Carry
- When taxes are too high, people go hungry. Go
- The more laws and restrictions there are, the poorer the people become. Law
- I let go of all desire for the common good, and the good becomes as common as the grass. All
- For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance. Acquire
- Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river. Great
- Gently eliminating all obstacles to his own understanding, he constantly maintains his unconditional sincerity. His humility, perseverance, and adaptability evoke the response of the universe… Adaptability
- The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet… Ariseth
- The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes. Authority
- No thought, no action, no movement, total stillness: only thus can one manifest the true nature and law of things from within and unconsciously, and… Action
- In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. Close
- The wise man puts himself last and finds himself first. Finds
- To the good I would be good; to the not-good I would also be good, in order to make them good. Compassion
- Weapons are the tools of violence;all decent men detest them.Weapons are the tools of fear;a decent man will avoid themexcept in the direst necessityand, if… All
- If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your… Awaken
- When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in… Average
- Loving, hating, having expectations: all these are attachments. Attachment prevents the growth of one's true being. All
- Most of the world's religions serve only to strengthen attachments to false concepts such as self and other, life and death, heaven and earth, and… Attachment
- To manage your mind, know that there is nothing, and then relinquish all attachment to nothingness. All
- The feminine values are the fountain of bliss. Know the masculine, Keep to the feminine. Bliss
- The further one goes, the less (he realizes he) one knows. Goes