Taoism Quotes - Page 11

When you are one with loss, the loss is experienced willingly.

My words have an origin. My deeds have a sovereign. Truly, because people do not understand this, they do not understand me.

The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.

The one who can dissolve her mind will suddenly discover the Tao at her feet.

The sage does not act and therefore does not fail, does not seize and therefore does not lose.

The sturdiest virtue seems fragile.

Things exalted then decay. This is going against the Way. What goes against the Way meets an early end.

Knowing the future is the flower of the Way, and the beginning of folly.

What is well planted will not be uprooted.

There is no greater crime than desire.

What is and what is not create each other.

Taoism has no rules. It's a suggestion for preceiving life in its wholeness, without unnessary categorization, yet enjoying the beauty of categorization.

If you are interested in Taoism, I would suggest that you read the Way of Life by Lao Tsu, the founder of Taoism. I personally prefer the Witter Brynner translation.

Conceit and arrogance are acquired states of mind. Conquer acquired states of mind, and basic sanity can unfold. Passion and willfulness are part of false consciousness; erase false consciousness, and true consciousness will appear.

To conquer demons, first conquer your mind. When the mind is subdued, demons withdraw obediently. To control knaves, first control your own mood. When your mood is balanced, scoundrels cannot get at you.

A thousand pieces of gold may hardly bring a moment's happiness, but a small favor can cause a lifetime's gratitude. Too much love can turn to enmity, while aloofness can produce joy.

Tao is beyond words and beyond things. It is not expressed either in word or in silence. Where there is no longer word or silence Tao is apprehended.

The softest in the world surpasses the hardest in the world.

In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired. In the pursuit of Tao, every day something is dropped.

Without looking through the window, you can see Heaven's Way.

The soft and weak can overcome the hard and strong.

Holding on to the weak is called strength.

The noble must make humility his root.

Stillness is easy to maintain.

Yielding is the manner of the Way.