Quotes About Harmony

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

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 tip-toes cannot stand he who strides cannot walk.

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

One who is too insistent on his own views finds few to agree with him.

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 Eternal generates the One. The One generates the Two. The Two generates the Three. The Three generates all things.

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.

The Way of Heaven does not compete, And yet it skillfully achieves victory. It does not speak, and yet it skillfully responds to things. It comes to you without your invitation.

There is no need to run outside for better seeing... Rather abide at the center of your being For the more you leave it the less you learn. Search your heart and see... The way to do is to be.

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.

The softest things in the world to overcome the hardest things in the world.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.Through this I know the advantage of taking no action.

The Way of Heaven is to benefit others and not to injure.The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.

A violent wind does not last for a whole morning...

He who stands on his tiptoes does not stand firm...

Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the Tao...

The skillful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels...

The soft overcomes the hard; and the weak the strong.