Best Taoism Thoughts

548 Taoism quotes by 22 unique authors

Seal the openings, shut the doors, and until your last day you will not be exhausted. Widen the openings, interfere, and until your last day… — Laozi
The sage is sharp but does not cut, pointed but does not pierce, forthright but does not offend, bright but does not dazzle. — Laozi
Pursue without interfering. — Laozi
Lightly given promises must meet with little trust. — Laozi
Taking things lightly must lead to big difficulties. — Laozi
The sage regards things as difficult, and thereby avoids difficulty. — Laozi
Those who have the courage to dare will perish. Those who have the courage not to dare will live. — Laozi
The sage's Way is to act and not to contend. — Laozi
Moderation means prevention. Prevention means achieving much virtue. — Laozi
Meet the difficult while it is easy. — Laozi
Meet the big while it is small. — Laozi
The most difficult in the world must be easy in its beginning. — Laozi
The biggest in the world is small in its beginning. — Laozi
The brittle is easy to shatter. — Laozi
The small is easy to scatter. — Laozi
What has not yet emerged is easy to prevent. — Laozi
Solve it before it happens. Order it before chaos emerges. — Laozi
A tree as wide as a man's embrace grows from a tiny shoot. — Laozi
A climb of eight hundred feet starts where the foot stands. — Laozi
Who can wait in stillness while the mud settles? — Laozi
Who can rest until the moment of action? — Laozi
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time. — Laozi
Pounding an edge to sharpness will not make it last. — Laozi
Racing through the field and hunting make the mind wild. — Laozi
He who holds on to the Way seeks no excess. Since he lacks excess, he can grow old in no need to be renewed. — Laozi

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