Quotes About Balance

The Way of Heaven has no favorites.It is always with the good man.

Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.Non-being penetrates that in which there is no space.Through this I know the advantage of taking no action.

Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.

Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

Tao is the storehouse of all things.It is the good man's treasure and the bad man's refuge.

Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.

Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.

[The sage] never strives himself for the great, and thereby the great is achieved.

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.

All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being.

He who knows enough is enough will always have enough.

He who tip-toes cannot stand he who strides cannot walk.

Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.

Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of happiness.

The best man is like water. Water is good it benefits all things and does not compete with them. It dwells in lowly places that all disdain. This is why it is so near to Tao.

The heavy is the root of the light. The tranquil is the ruler of the hasty.

The highest goodness is like water. Water benefits all things and does not compete. It stays in the lowly places which others despise. Therefore it is near The Eternal.

Heaven endures and the earth last a long time because they do not live for themselves.

The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.

A good manager is best when people barely know that he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse when they despise him.

He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.