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Laozi Quotes about Taoism - Page 15

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Those who have compassion when they do battle will be victorious. Those who likewise defend themselves will be safe. Heaven will rescue and protect them with compassion.

Those who have compassion when they do battle will be victorious. Those who likewise defend themselves will be safe. Heaven will rescue and protect them with compassion.

Compassion, Heaven, Taoism

Heaven and Earth last for ever. Why do Heaven and Earth last for ever? They are unborn, so ever living. The sage stays behind, thus he is ahead. He is detached, thus at one with all. Through selfless action, he attains fulfillment.

Heaven, Taoism, Selfless

Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

The Tao of the sage is work without effort.

Work, Effort, Taoism

Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

The Tao principle is what happens of itself.

Taoism, Principles, Tao

Tao loves and nourishes all things, but does not dominate it over them.

Taoism, Doe, Tao

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

Those who are self-righteous are not prominent.

Self, Taoism, Righteous

The Tao never acts with force, yet there is nothing that it can not do.

Taoism, Tao, Force

As it acts in the world, the Tao is like the bending of a bow. The top is bent downward; the bottom is bent up. It adjusts excess and deficiency so that there is perfect balance.

Perfect, Taoism, Balance

Pursue without interfering.

Taoism, Pursue, Interfere

The sage's Way is to act and not to contend.

Taoism, Sage, Way

The small is easy to scatter.

Taoism, Easy

When leading people and serving Heaven, nothing exceeds moderation.

People, Heaven, Taoism

The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.

Names, Tao Te Ching, Taoism

Laozi, Bi Wang, Paul J. Lin (1977). “A translation of Lao Tzu's Tao te ching and Wang Pi's commentary”, Univ of Michigan Center for chinese

I do not know its name. I call it the Way. For the lack of better words I call it great.

Names, Taoism, Way

Of all things, none does not revere the Way and honor virtue. Reverence of the Way and honoring virtue were not demanded of them, but it is in their nature.

Honor, Taoism, Doe

Wary, as if surrounded by strangers.

Taoism, Stranger, Ifs

Seal the openings, shut the doors, and until your last day you will not be exhausted. Widen the openings, interfere, and until your last day you will not be safe.

Doors, Taoism, Safe

Keeping plenty of gold and jade in the palace makes no one able to defend it.

Taoism, Gold, Jade

People starve. The rulers consume too much with their taxes. That is why people starve.

People, Taoism, Too Much

The Way is the source of all things, good people's treasure and bad people's refuge.

People, Taoism, Treasure

Cultivate virtue in yourself, and it will be true.

Taoism, Virtue, Being True

Those who are unswerving have resolve

Taoism, Resolve

The rigid tree will be felled.

Tree, Taoism

When the sage stands above people, they are not oppressed. When he leads people, they are not obstructed. The world will exalt him and not grow tired of him.

Tired, People, Taoism

The supreme rulers are hardly known by their subjects. The lesser are loved and praised. The even lesser are feared. The least are despised.

Taoism, Subjects, Supreme

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