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Laozi Quotes - Page 37

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Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking.

Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking.

Country, Government, Political

Kindness in thought leads to wisdom. Kindness in speech leads to eloquence. Kindness in action leads to love.

Kindness, Speech, Action

Of the best rulers, The people only know that they exist; the next best they love and praise the next they fear; and the next they revile. When they do not command the people's faith, some will lose faith in them, and then they resort to oaths! But of the best when their task is accomplished, their work done, the people all remark, We have done it ourselves.

People, Tasks, Done

In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.

Being Strong, Stay Strong, Hard Times

Laozi, D. C. Lau (1989). “Tao Te Ching”, p.113, Chinese University Press

The truly great man dwells on what is real and not what is on the surface.

Real, Men, Tao

Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

To know people is wisdom, but to know yourself is enlightenment. to master people takes force, but to master yourself takes strength. to know contentment is wealth, and to live with strength resolve. to never leave whatever you are is to abide, and to die without getting lost- that is to live on and on.

People, Words Of Wisdom, Contentment

Truth sounds paradoxical!

Truth, Sound, Paradoxical

Meet the big while it is small.

Taoism, Bigs

Meet the difficult while it is easy.

Taoism, Easy, Difficult

The rigid and big belong below. The soft and weak belong above.

Taoism, Weak, Bigs

Taking things lightly must lead to big difficulties.

Taoism, Bigs, Difficulty

Use your light, but dim your brightness.

Humility, Light, Use

They can see their neighbors. Roosters and dogs can be heard from there. Still, they will age and die without visiting one another.

Dog, Taoism, Age

He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.

Spiritual, Book, Communication

Tao-te Ching ch. 56 (translation by Wing-Tsit Chan)

The wise does not think that only he is right -thus he knows the truth.

Wise, Philosophy, Thinking

Praise leads to weakness. Getting it causes fear, losing it causes fear.

Taoism, Weakness, Causes

If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?

Law, People, Taoism

Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.

Taoism, Way, Filling

The female always surpasses the male with stillness. In her stillness she is yielding.

Taoism, Males, Female

If a great country yields to a small country, it will conquer the small country. If a small country yields to a great country, it will be conquered by the great country.

Country, Yield, Taoism

Dualistic thinking is a sickness.

Thinking, Sickness

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

When taxes are too high, people go hungry.

People, Liberty, Libertarian

Can you love or guide someone without any kind of expectation?

Expectations, Taoism, Kind

Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.

Honesty, Taoism, Enlightening

When the ancient Masters said, "If you want to be given everything, give everything up," they weren't using empty phrases. Only in being lived by the Tao can you be truly yourself.

Giving, Phrases, Want

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