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Laozi Quotes - Page 7

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If you tell me, I will listen. If you show me, I will see. If you let me experience, I will learn!

If you tell me, I will listen. If you show me, I will see. If you let me experience, I will learn!

Show Me, Let Me, Shows

From wonder into wonder existence opens.

Inspirational, Taoism, Awakening

"The Way of Life, According to Laotzu" by Witter Bynner, 1944.

How can one liberate the many? By first liberating his own being. He does this not by elevating himself, but by lowering himself. He lowers himself to that which is simple, modest, true; integrating it into himself, he becomes a master of simplicity, modesty, truth.

Simple, Simplicity, Doe

If you want everything, you first have to give everything up.

Hard Times, Giving, Want

Thirty spokes meet in the hub, but the empty space between them is the essence of the wheel. Pots are formed from clay, but the empty space within it is the essence of the pot. Walls with windows and doors form the house, but the empty space within it is the essence of the home.

Wall, Home, Essence

Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.

Self, Giving, Transformation

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

But in the present day men cast off gentleness, and are all for being bold; they spurn frugality, and retain only extravagance; they discard humility, and aim only at being first. Therefore they shall surely perish.

Humility, Men, Extravagance

Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river.

Rivers, Taoism, Mountain

Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.

Life, Patience, Philosophy

If you close your mind in judgements and traffic with desires, your heart will be troubled. If you keep your mind from judging and aren't led by the senses, your heart will find peace.

Peace, Heart, Judging

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Positive, Encouragement, Powerful

Laozi, Archie J. Bahm (1996). “Tao Teh King”, p.36, Jain Publishing Company

What has no substance can penetrate what has no opening.

Taoism, Substance, Opening

Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.

Inspirational, Simple, Small Problems

Goodness in words creates trust, goodness in thinking creates depth, goodness in giving creates love.

Thinking, Giving, Taoism

The value of teaching without words and accomplishing without action is understood by few in the world.

Teaching, Taoism, World

Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don't see the self as self, what do we have to fear?

Thinking, Self, Tao Te Ching

The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.

Doing Nothing, Masters, Accomplish

Having reached a high level of realization (or having accomplished anything in life), don't get excited or puffed up with pride but remain calm, humble, and in "perfect equanimity" if you want to continue in this deep state of consciousness.

Humble, Pride, Perfect

Life is going forth; death is returning home.

Death, Home, Life Is

Lao Tzu, Laozi, Tom Butler-Bowdon (2012). “Tao Te Ching: The Ancient Classic”, p.105, John Wiley & Sons

If you wish to become a divine immortal angel, then restore the angelic qualities of your being through virtue and service. This is the only way to gain the attention of the immortals... These angelic teachers cannot be sought out; it is they who seek out the student. When you succeed in connecting your energy with the divine realm through high awareness and the practice of undiscriminating virtue, the transmission of the ultimate subtle truths will follow.

Teacher, Angel, Practice

Confidence is the greatest friend.

I do not act, and people become reformed by themselves.

People, Taoism

Can you step back from your own mind and thus understand all things?

Mind, Taoism, Steps

Yet mystery and reality emerge from the same source.

Reality, Mystery, Source

Once upon a time a man whose ax was missing suspected his neighbor's son. The boy walked like a thief, looked like a thief and spoke like a thief. But the man found his ax while digging in the valley, and the next time he saw his neighbor's son, the boy walked, looked and spoke like any other child.

Children, Son, Boys

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