Quotes About Laozi

the anonymous Chinese author we know as Laozi pointed out that no matter how good his intentions, violence always recoils upon the perpetrator.

There is no calamity greater than lavish desires. There is no greater guilt than discontent. And there is no greater disaster than greed.

Of all things, none does not revere the Way and honor virtue. Reverence of the Way and honoring virtue were not demanded of them, but it is in their nature.

Freedom from desire leads to inner peace.

If you close your mind in judgements and traffic with desires, your heart will be troubled. If you keep your mind from judging and aren't led by the senses, your heart will find peace.

Misery is what happiness rests upon. Happiness is what misery lurks beneath.

Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don't see the self as self, what do we have to fear?

There is no greater offence than harbouring desires. There is no greater disaster than discontent. There is no greater misfortune than wanting more.

Speaking with kindness creates confidence, thinking with kindness creates profoundness, giving with kindness creates love.

That so few understand me is why I am treasured.

. . . learn to value what is important today in the subtle realm rather than what appears desirable tomorrow in the worldly realm.

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.

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

Therefore the stiff and unbending is the disciple of death. The gentle and yielding is the disciple of life.

How can a man's life keep it's course If he will not let it flow, Those who flow as life flows know They need no other force: They feel no wear, they feel no tear, They need no mending, no repair.

When I feel off, I read the 'Tao Te Ching' to get my equilibrium right. I started reading it in the eleventh grade.

I have no desire to desire, and people become like the uncarved wood by themselves.