Lao Tao Quotes
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Lao Tao Quotes & Sayings
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The grace of Tao
and divine nature (Te)
are not ordered
but eternal spontaneous
action of the One — Lao-Tzu
and divine nature (Te)
are not ordered
but eternal spontaneous
action of the One — Lao-Tzu
Material and infinite are inseparable
Appreciating their interconnectedness
is the gateway to understanding — Lao-Tzu
Appreciating their interconnectedness
is the gateway to understanding — Lao-Tzu
Possessed of the Tao, he endures long; and to the end of his bodily life, is exempt from all danger of decay.
— Lao-Tzu
By this (nature of the Tao).
— Lao-Tzu
Tao 'is' before words
and before deeds — Lao-Tzu
and before deeds — Lao-Tzu
Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes its law from the Tao. The law of the Tao is its being what it is.
— Lao-Tzu
Let go of rousing speech
and identification with thoughts
Until your end
you will never be jaded — Lao-Tzu
and identification with thoughts
Until your end
you will never be jaded — Lao-Tzu
When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good,
other things become bad. — Lao-Tzu
other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good,
other things become bad. — Lao-Tzu
Peace is our original state
— Lao-Tzu
How can one know the eternal origin?
By letting go of ideas
and allowing it to reveal itself — Lao-Tzu
By letting go of ideas
and allowing it to reveal itself — Lao-Tzu
Heaven's Tao is impartial,
yet those who follow its compassionate way
will always be nourished — Lao-Tzu
yet those who follow its compassionate way
will always be nourished — Lao-Tzu
Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil.
— Lao-Tzu
When the Great Tao (Way or Method) ceased to be observed, benevolence and righteousness came into vogue.
— Lao-Tzu
Thus it was that when faith (in the Tao) was deficient (in the rulers) a want of faith in them ensued (in the people).
— Lao-Tzu
Stand before it and there is no beginning. Follow it and there is no end. Stay with the ancient Tao, Move with the present.
— Lao-Tzu
A person who prematurely believes that they comprehend the Tao sees only its external luster, and this is the beginning of delusion.
— Lao-Tzu
For to be over-developed is to hasten decay, and this is against Tao, and what is against Tao will soon cease to be.
— Lao-Tzu
To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim; to do the work and let it go: for just letting it go is what makes it stay.
— Lao-Tzu
The Tao is (like) the emptiness of a vessel; and in our employment of it we must be on our guard against all fulness.
— Lao-Tzu
Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the Tao, earnestly carry it into practice.
— Lao-Tzu
The Tao is hidden, and has no name; but it is the Tao which is skilful at imparting (to all things what they need) and making them complete.
— Lao-Tzu
Too many words cause exhaustion
[In the mind or from the mouth]
Better to abide in stillness — Lao-Tzu
[In the mind or from the mouth]
Better to abide in stillness — Lao-Tzu
With those who are kind
the sage is kind
With those who are not kind
the sage is also kind
because the way of Tao is kindness — Lao-Tzu
the sage is kind
With those who are not kind
the sage is also kind
because the way of Tao is kindness — Lao-Tzu
The hard and mighty lie beneath the ground
While the tender and weak dance on the breeze above. — Lao-Tzu
While the tender and weak dance on the breeze above. — Lao-Tzu