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Laozi Quotes about Giving

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You cannot receive what you don't give. Outflow determines inflow.

You cannot receive what you don't give. Outflow determines inflow.

Giving, Determine, Withholding

If you want everything, you first have to give everything up.

Hard Times, Giving, Want

Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.

Self, Giving, Transformation

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

Goodness in words creates trust, goodness in thinking creates depth, goodness in giving creates love.

Thinking, Giving, Taoism

If one desires to receive one must first give. This is called profound understanding.

Giving, Profound, Understanding

The Tao gives birth to One. One gives birth to yin and yang. Yin and yang give birth to all things... The complete whole is the complete whole. So also is any part the complete whole... But forget about understanding and harmonizing and making all things one. The universe is already a harmonious oneness; just realize it.

Oneness, Giving, Understanding

To practice virtue is to selflessly offer assistance to others, giving without limitation one's time, abilities, and possessions in service, whenever and wherever needed, without prejudice concerning the identity of those in need.

Time, Practice, Giving

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

Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.

Evil, Giving, Tao Te Ching

Laozi (2008). “Daodejing: A Literal-critical Translation”, University Press of Amer

Can you deal with the most vital matters by letting events take their course? Can you step back from you own mind and thus understand all things? Giving birth and nourishing, having without possessing, acting with no expectations, leading and not trying to control: this is the supreme virtue.

Change, Giving, Expectations

We desire to understand the world by giving names to the things we see, but these things are only the effects of something subtle.

Names, Giving, Desire

Misfortune is the root of good fortune; good fortune gives birth to misfortune.

Roots, Giving, Birth

In this world, there is nothing softer or thinner than water. But to compel the hard and unyielding, it has no equal. That the weak overcomes the strong, that the hard gives way to the gentle - this everyone knows. Yet no one asks accordingly.

Strong, Kindness, Giving

The Tao doesn't take sides; it gives birth to both good and evil. The Master doesn't take sides; she welcomes both saints and sinners. The Tao is like a bellows: it is empty yet infinitely capable. The more you use it, the more it produces; the more you talk of it, the less you understand. Hold on to the center.

Evil, Giving, Saint

What man has more than enough and gives it to the world? Only the man of Tao.

Men, Giving, Generosity

Laozi, Gia-fu Feng, Jane English (1972). “Tao te ching”, Random House Inc

If you really want everything, then give up everything.

Giving Up, Giving, Want

Who is unhappy with little, won't be with much; who doesn't appreciate the small won't be able to take care of the large; who doesn't have enough with enough is at the margin or virtue, for the physical body lives from one day to another and if it gets what it really needs, there will be time for meditation, as long as if we try to give it everything it desires, endless will be the task.

Long, Appreciate, Giving

Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.

Giving, Credit, Tao

Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.

Reality, Generosity, Giving

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory. - Diane Arbus By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.

Winning, Giving, Victory

If you see what is small as it sees itself, and accept what is weak for what strength it has, and use what is dim for the light it gives then all will go well. This is called Acting Naturally.

Light, Giving, Acting

Laozi, Archie J. Bahm (1996). “Tao Teh King”, p.49, Jain Publishing Company

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

If you want to be given everything, give everything up.

Giving, Tao Te Ching, Taoism

Just as the value of a house lies in its location, The value of a mind lies in its depth, The value of giving lies in the presence of a generous spirit, The value of words lies in their reliability.

Lying, Generous Spirit, Giving

The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.

Helping Others, Giving, Heaven

The more we give to others, the more we are increased.

Giving

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