Water Quote by Lao Tzu

“Who can (make) the muddy water (clear)? Let it be still, and it will gradually become clear.”

— Confucius

“Who can (make) the muddy water (clear)?”

— Lao Tzu

Who is there who can make muddy waters clear? But if allowed to remain still, it will gradually clear itself.

— Laozi

Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.

— Anonymous

In stillness the muddied water returns to clarity.

— Laozi

As muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone, it could be argued that those who sit quietly and do nothing are making…

— Alan Watts

Let muddy water stand and it will become clear.

— Laozi

Muddy water will become clear if allowed to stand undisturbed, and so too will the mind become clear if it is allowed to be…

— Ming-Dao Deng

“Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?”

— Lao Tzu

“A puddle repeats infinity, and is full of light; nevertheless, if analyzed objectively, a puddle is a piece of dirty water spread very thin…

— G.K. Chesterton

“There's no clear water from a muddy well. All you can do is let the silt settle until the water clears otherwise it will…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.”

— Lao Tzu