Best Taoism Proverbs

548 Taoism quotes by 22 unique authors

Without looking through the window, you can see Heaven's Way. — Laozi
The longer you travel, the less you know. — Laozi
They can see their neighbors. Roosters and dogs can be heard from there. Still, they will age and die without visiting one another. — Laozi
Supreme good is like water. Water greatly benefits all things, without conflict. It flows through places that people loathe. Thereby it is close to the… — Laozi
Other people are joyous, like on the feast of the ox, like on the way up to the terrace in the spring. I alone am… — Laozi
I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to. — Laozi
Other people have more than they need, I alone seem wanting. — Laozi
Only I am clumsy, like drifting on the waves of the sea, without direction. — Laozi
Other people are occupied, I alone am unwilling, like the outcast. — Laozi
Knowing the bright, but clinging to the dark, you become a model to the world. — Laozi
Knowing honor, but clinging to disgrace, you become the valley of the world. — Laozi
The high must make the low its base. — Laozi
The highest virtue seems as low as a valley. — Laozi
If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he must follow them… — Laozi
The highest benevolence acts without purpose. — Laozi
The sage has no concern for himself, but makes the concerns of others his own. — Laozi
People turn their eyes and ears to him (the sage), and the sage cares for them like his own children. — Laozi
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world. — Laozi
Return animosity with virtue. — Laozi
I have three treasures that I cherish. The first is compassion. The second is moderation. The third is not claiming to be first in the… — Laozi
By compassion one can be brave. — Laozi
The sage honors his part of the settlement, but does not exact his due from others. — Laozi
Lessen selfishness and restrain desires. — Laozi
Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself. — Laozi
There is no greater crime than desire. — Laozi

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