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Laozi Quotes - Page 33

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Conquering the world and changing it, I do not think it can succeed.

Conquering the world and changing it, I do not think it can succeed.

Thinking, Taoism, World

The way to use life is to do nothing through acting, The way to use life is to do everything through being.

Life, Acting, Use

Life and death are one thread.

Life And Death, Thread, Different Sides

He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love.

Heaven, Protect, Secure

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

Complete your task. Seek no reward. Make no claims. Without faltering fully choose to do what you must do.

Tasks, Rewards, Claims

The highest benevolence acts without purpose.

Compassion, Taoism, Purpose

Virtue in its grandest aspect is neither more nor less than following reason.

Virtue, Reason, Aspect

Those who know don't talk. Those who talk don't know. Close your mouth, block off your senses, blunt your sharpness, untie your knots, soften your glare, settle your dust. This is the primal identity. Be like the Tao. It can't be approached or withdrawn from, benefited or harmed, honored or brought into disgrace. It gives itself up continually. That is why it endures.

Block, Dust, Giving

A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; A terrace nine stories high rises from level earth; A journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath one's feet.

Journey, Men, Feet

If you can find true contentment, it will last forever.

Forever, Taoism, Contentment

Therefore, if a great kingdom humbles itself before a small kingdom, it shall make that small kingdom its prize. And if a small kingdom humbles itself before a great kingdom, it shall win over that great kingdom. Thus the one humbles itself in order to attain, the other attains because it is humble. If the great kingdom has no further desire than to bring men together and to nourish them, the small kingdom will have no further desire than to enter the service of the other. But in order that both may have their desire, the great one must learn humility.

Humble, Humility, Winning

He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the paragon of mankind, Virtue will never desert him. He returns to the state of a little child.

Strong, Children, Humility

The scholar gains every day; the man of Tao loses every day.

Men, Gains, Tao

When Simplicity is broken up, it is made into instruments. Evolved individuals who employ them, are made into leaders. In this way, the Great System is United.

Broken, Simplicity, Leader

Favor and disgrace are like fear. Favor is in a higher place, and disgrace in a lower place. When you win them you are like being in fear, and when you lose them you are also like being in fear. So favor and disgrace are like fear.

Fear, Winning, Favors

Laozi (1959). “Tao Tê Ching”

Let muddy water stand and it will become clear.

Water, Clear, Muddy

The grandest virtue seems deficient.

Taoism, Virtue, Seems

Without going out-of-doors, one can know all he needs to know. Without even looking out of his window, one can grasp the nature of everything. Without going beyond his own nature, one can achieve ultimate wisdom. Therefore, the intelligent man knows all he needs to know without going away, And sees all he needs to see without looking elsewhere, And does all he needs to do wihout undue exertion.

Men, Intelligent, Doors

Take care of what is difficult while it is still easy, and deal with what will become big while it is yet small.

Care, Easy, Bigs

Laozi, Archie J. Bahm (1996). “Tao Teh King”, p.57, Jain Publishing Company

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is. Thus the Master is available to all people and doesn't reject anyone. He is ready to use all situations and doesn't waste anything. This is called embodying the light. What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job? If you don't understand this, you will get lost, however intelligent you are. It is the great secret.

Teacher, Jobs, Men

Heaven's Way is like stretching a bow. The high is lowered and the low is raised. Excess is reduced and deficiency is replenished. Heaven's Way reduces excess and replenishes deficiency. People's Way is not so. They reduce the deficient and supply the excessive.

People, Heaven, Taoism

Who has excess and supplies the world? Only the one who follows the Way.

Taoism, Excess, World

Those who have hardened, have a covenant with Death. Those who remain gentle are conjoined with Life.

Animal, Covenant, Gentle

In ancient times, people said that imperfect moves to becoming perfect. Are these words vain? No! Truly, by gaining Unity you come to Perfection!

Moving, Knowledge, People

People take death lightly. They expect too much of life. That is why people take death lightly.

People, Taoism, Too Much

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