Chinese philosopher Quote by Lao Tzu

“Laozi was an ancient Chinese philosopher. According to Chinese tradition, Laozi lived in the 6th century BC, however many historians contend that Laozi actually…

— Lao Tzu

“many historians contend that Laozi actually lived in the 4th century BC, which was the period of Hundred Schools of Thought and Warring States…

— Lao Tzu

“Like it or not, philosophy or intellectual activity in ancient China was distinguished from manual labor, and thus philosophical texts were not only political…

— Hans-Georg Moeller

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…

— Alan Watts

“According to tradition, the originator of Taoism, Lao-tzu, was an older contemporary of Kung Fu-tzu, or Confucius, who died in 479 B.C.1 Lao-tzu is…

— Alan Wilson Watts

What is the Tao Te Ching? Five hundred years before the birth of Jesus, a God-realized being named Lao-tzu in ancient China dictated 81…

— Wayne Dyer

“If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at…

— Jen Sincero

LAOCOON, n. A famous piece of antique scripture representing a priest of that name and his two sons in the folds of two enormous…

— Ambrose Bierce

Lao Tsu says the way of life is ancient, timeless. It is existence which he calls the Tao - a mysterious source, beyond understanding,…

— Frederick Lenz

Although there is a very large literature, still growing almost daily, on the Chinese calendar, its interest is, we suggest, much more archaeological and…

— Joseph Needham

Lao-tze's Taoism is the exhibition of a way or method of living which men should cultivate as the highest and purest development of their…

— James Legge

Taoism is not a religion, although perhaps it has been made into one by some people. Lao Tsu's way of life occurs in any…

— Frederick Lenz