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Laozi Quotes about Taoism - Page 7

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The highest virtue seems as low as a valley.

The highest virtue seems as low as a valley.

Compassion, Taoism, Valleys

From now back to antiquity, its (Tao's) name has not been lost. Thereby, see the origin of all.

Names, Taoism, Lost

Don't impose your will through manipulation of aggressive emotions and actions.

Taoism, Manipulation, Action

Can you comprehend everything in the four directions and still do nothing?

Taoism, Four, Stills

Intelligent people know others. Enlightened people know themselves.

Intelligent, People, Taoism

Those who boast are not respected.

Taoism, Boast

The sage wears coarse clothes, concealing jade.

Clothes, Taoism, Sage

Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.

War, Taoism, Violence

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

Taoism, Dare

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 truest sayings are paradoxical.

Taoism, Paradoxical, Truest

The sage avoids extremity, excess, and extravagance.

Taoism, Extravagance, Excess

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

By compassion one can be brave.

Compassion, Brave, Taoism

That which offers no resistance can enter where there is no space.

Space, Taoism, Resistance

Cautious, like crossing a river in the winter.

Winter, Rivers, Taoism

Laozi (2007). “Daodejing: The New, Highly Readable Translation of the Life-Changing Ancient Scripture Formerly Known as the Tao Te Ching”, p.55, Open Court

Let the country be small, and the inhabitants few.

Country, Taoism

When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.

Taoism, Use, Sage

When the palace is magnificent, the fields are filled with weeds, and the granaries are empty.

Weed, Taoism, Fields

(The Tao) is always present and always available. . . . If you are willing to be lived by it, you will see it everywhere, even in the most ordinary things.

Life, Philosophy, Taoism

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

First and last follow each other.

Taoism, Lasts, Firsts

Laozi (2009). “Lao-tzu's Taoteching: With Selected Commentaries from the Past 2,000 Years”

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