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Taoism Quotes by Alan Watts
- Different Chinese philosophers, writing probably in 5-4 centuries B.C., presented some major ideas and a way of life that are nowadays known under the name…
- But the transformation of consciousness undertaken in Taoism and Zen is more like the correction of faulty perception or the curing of a disease. It…
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- The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving… — Laozi
- The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the… — Laozi
- Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven.… — Laozi
- The purest white seems stained. — Laozi
- The grandest virtue seems deficient. — Laozi
- The sturdiest virtue seems fragile. — Laozi
- The most fundamental seems fickle. — Laozi
- The perfect square lacks corners. — Laozi
- The highest tone is hard to hear. — Laozi
- The great image lacks shape. — Laozi
- Sometimes gain comes from losing, and sometimes loss comes from gaining. — Laozi
- What has no substance can penetrate what has no opening. — Laozi