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Laozi Quotes about Taoism - Page 8

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People are hard to govern. The rulers interfere with too much. That is why people are hard to govern.

People are hard to govern. The rulers interfere with too much. That is why people are hard to govern.

People, Taoism, Too Much

He (the sage) is good to those who are good. He is also good to those who are not good. That is the virtue of good.

Taoism, Sage, Virtue

The sage desires no desire, does not value rare treasures, learns without learning, recovers what people have left behind.

People, Taoism, Desire

I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.

Inspirational, Evil, Taoism

Man is ruled by Earth. Earth is ruled by Heaven. Heaven is ruled by the Way. The Way is ruled by itself.

Men, Heaven, Taoism

Praise and disgrace cause fear.

Taoism, Causes, Praise

A tree as wide as a man's embrace grows from a tiny shoot.

Men, Tree, Taoism

Behave simply and hold on to purity.

Taoism, Purity, Behave

Other people have more than they need, I alone seem wanting.

Compassion, People, Taoism

The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.

Strong, Taoism, Overcoming

Those who are one with deprivation are deprived of deprivation.

Taoism, Deprivation, Deprived

There is no greater fault than sensual indulgence. There is no greater misfortune than malcontent. There is no greater calamity than greed.

Greed, Taoism, Greater

"Lao Tze's Tao Teh King: The Bible of Taoism".

I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.

Home, Compassion, Taoism

Make the small big and the few many.

Taoism, Bigs

Laozi, Chichung Huang (2003). “Tao te ching: a literal translation with an introduction, notes, and commentary”, Asian Humanities Pr

Stillness is the ruler of haste.

Taoism, Haste, Rulers

People are difficult to rule, because of their knowledge.

Knowledge, People, Taoism

I am at peace, and people become fair by themselves.

People, Taoism, Fairs

All things flourish, and each returns to its source.

Taoism, Return, Source

What Heaven detests, who knows why? Even the sage considers it difficult.

Heaven, Taoism, Sage

A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.

Taoism, Multitudes, Tiresome

High and low rest on each other.

Taoism, Lows, Highs And Lows

Peace and quiet are preferred. Victory should not be praised.

Taoism, Victory, Quiet

The world's beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.

Mother, Children, Taoism

Those who defeat others are strong, those who defeat themselves are mighty.

Strong, Taoism, Defeat

The sage acts by doing nothing.

Taoism, Sage, Doing Nothing

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