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Laozi Quotes about Inspirational - Page 4

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Failure is the foundation of success: success is the lurking place of failure.

Failure is the foundation of success: success is the lurking place of failure.

Inspirational, Sports, Foundation

Act without striving. Work without interfering. Find the flavour in what is flavourless.

Inspirational, Strive, Flavour

What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out

Inspirational, Rooted

Laozi, D. C. Lau (1989). “Tao Te Ching”, p.77, Chinese University Press

Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.

Inspirational, Lakes, Sea

The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.

Inspirational, Moving, Desire

The ten thousand things flourish and then each returns to the root from which it came. Returning to the root is stillness. Through stillness each fulfils its destiny.

Inspirational, Destiny, Roots

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

Inspirational, Procrastination, Bad Day

Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

Few things under heaven bring more benefit than the lessons learned from silence and the actions taken without striving.

Inspirational, Taken, Silence

What is well rooted cannot be pulled up. What is firmly grasped will not slip loose. It will be honoured from generation to generation.

Inspirational, Generations, Wells

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.

Inspirational, Knives, Simplicity

He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong.

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Laozi, D. C. Lau (1989). “Tao Te Ching”, p.51, Chinese University Press

The True Person governs by emptying the heart of desire and filling the belly with food, weakening ambitions and strengthening bones.

Inspirational, Heart, Ambition

All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.

Inspirational, Change, Motivation

Laozi (1905). “The Simple Way”

Weapons are not proper instruments for gentle people; they use them only when they have no other choice. Peace and quiet are what they value. They do not glory in victory.

Inspirational, People, Choices

The words of truth are always paradoxical.

Inspirational, Wise, Truth

Laozi (1905). “The Simple Way”

Through return to simple living comes control of desires. In control of desires stillness is attained. In stillness the world is restored.

Inspirational, Life, Spiritual

The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.

Inspirational, Giving, Doe

The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honors.

Inspirational, Honor, Shadow

The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.

Inspirational, Trust No One, Order

"Tao Te Ching". Ch. 57, 4th century BC.

He who talks more is sooner exhausted.

Inspirational, Taoism, Dozing

Laozi (1959). “Tao Tê Ching: A New Translation”

Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.

Inspirational, Sympathy, Death

A journey of a thousand leagues begins beneath one's feet.

Inspirational, Journey, Feet

Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish, too much handling will spoil it.

Inspirational, Cooking, Too Much

When superior people hear of the Way, they carry it out with diligence. When middling people hear of the Way, it sometimes seems to be there, sometimes not. When lesser people hear of the Way, they ridicule it greatly. If they didn't laugh at it, it wouldn't be the Way.

Inspirational, Courage, Laughter

The wise man does not lay up treasure. The more he expends on others, the more he gains for himself. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.

Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom

"The Book of the Simple Way of Laotze: A New Translation from the Text of the Tao-teh-king".

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