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Laozi Quotes - Page 27

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The sage wears coarse clothes, concealing jade.

The sage wears coarse clothes, concealing jade.

Clothes, Taoism, Sage

Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.

War, Taoism, Violence

Fame of self: Which matters more? Self or wealth: Which is more precious? Gain or loss: Which is more painful?

Loss, Self, Balance

Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

Knowing the bright, but clinging to the dark, you become a model to the world.

Dark, Compassion, Knowing

One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.

Inspirational, Leadership, Views

Laozi, Archie J. Bahm (1996). “Tao Teh King”, p.29, Jain Publishing Company

The real art of governing consists, so far as possible, in doing nothing.

Art, Real, Political

Those who have the courage to dare will perish. Those who have the courage not to dare will live.

Taoism, Dare

Praise of power leads to weakness; Love of things leads to loss; The wise one leads by filling people's hearts; He destroys illusion and disturbs those who believe they are wise; He does nothing yet everything happens.

Wise, Believe, Heart

A good door needs no lock, still it can't be opened.

Doors, Taoism, Needs

The greatest virtue is to follow the Way utterly.

Taoism, Way, Virtue

Wear down to be renewed.

Taoism

Attain utmost emptiness. Abide in steadfast stillness.

Taoism, Emptiness, Steadfast

The True Person avoids extremes, self-indulgence, and extravagance.

Inspirational, Self, Extravagance

When the great Tao is forgotten, goodness and piety appear. When the body's intelligence declines, cleverness and knowledge step forth. When there is no peace in the family, filial piety begins. When the country falls into chaos, patriotism is born.

Country, Fall, Body

As restrictions and prohibitions are multiplied the people grow poorer and poorer. When they are subjected to overmuch government, the land is thrown into confusion.

Government, Land, People

Do not conquer the world with force, for force only causes resistance. Thorns spring up when an army passes. Years of misery follow a great victory. Do only what needs to be done without using violence.

Spring, Army, Conquer The World

It's hard to keep your balance standing tip-toe.

Balance, Toes, Standing

The truest sayings are paradoxical.

Taoism, Paradoxical, Truest

The sage avoids extremity, excess, and extravagance.

Taoism, Extravagance, Excess

If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees.

Tree, Lightning, Concerned

Those who would take over the earth and shape it to their will, never, I notice succeed.

Earth, Shapes, Succeed

Because clarity and enlightenment are within your own nature, they are regained without moving an inch.

Nature, Moving, Enlightenment

Laozi, Brian Browne Walker (1992). “Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu”

We go from birth to death. Three out of ten follow life. Three out of ten follow death. People who rush from birth to death are also three out of ten. Why is that so? Because they want to make too much of life.

People, Taoism, Three

When you accurately perceive the fluidity of things, you can also begin to perceive the constancy behind them: the creative, transformative, boundless, immutable Tao.

Creative, Taoism, Fluidity

Build up virtue, and you master all.

Action, Virtue, Masters

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