Quotes by Taoism People know that fame and position are pleasant, but they do not know that the pleasure of anonymity is most real. People know that hunger and cold are distressing, but they do not know that the distress of not experiencing cold or hunger is greater. Zicheng Hong taoismrealpeople If you know that whatever is made inevitable breaks down, you needn't seek too hard for achievement. If you know that all living beings inevitably die, you needn't work too hard on health lore. Zicheng Hong taoismbreaking-downachievement When you are constantly hearing offensive words and always have some irritating matter in mind, only then do you have a whetstone for character development. If you hear only what pleases you, and deal only with what thrills you, then you are burying your life in deadly poison. Zicheng Hong taoismmindcharacter People are considered pure of heart when they do not approach power and pomp; but those who can be near without being affected are the purest of all. People are considered high-minded when they do not know how to plot and contrive; but those who know how yet do not do so are the highest of all. Zicheng Hong taoismheartpeople There is much meaning in the word endure. For example, when dealing with unstable human feelings and uneven pathways in life, without endurance to hold you up, you may fall into a pit in the brush. Zicheng Hong taoismfeelingsfall If you do not join the polluted, then you are pure; if you reject society in search of purity, that is not purity but fanaticism. Zicheng Hong rejectstaoismpurity You should be forgiving when others make mistakes, but not when the mistakes are in you. You should be patient under duress yourself, but not when it affects others. Zicheng Hong taoismforgivingmistake Public behavior is nurtured in private; earthshaking measures come form careful steps. Zicheng Hong taoismbehaviorsteps Our body is a small universe; to regulate emotions and feelings is a way of harmonization. Zicheng Hong taoismbodyfeelings Don't be too severe in criticizing people's faults; consider how much they can bear. Don't be too lofty in enjoining virtue, so people may be able to follow. Zicheng Hong taoismmaypeople Delicious foods are drugs that will inflame the gut and rot the bones, but there is no harm if one eats moderately. Delightful things are all purveyors of destruction and decadence, but there is no regret if one enjoys them moderately. Zicheng Hong taoismdrugregret Virtue is the master of talent, talent is the servant of virtue. Talent without virtue is like a house where there is no master and their servant manages its affairs. How can there be no mischief? Zicheng Hong taoismtalenthouse To get rid of villains and knaves, it is necessary to give them a way out. If you don't give them any leeway at all, they will be like trapped rats. If every way out is closed to them, they will chew up everything good. Zicheng Hong taoismratsgiving Those who are broad-minded and considerate are like the spring breeze, warm and nurturing, at show touch all being grow. Those who are envious an d cruel are like the snow of the northlands, stilling and freezing, at whose touch all beings die. Zicheng Hong taoismspringsnow Those who trust others will find that not everyone is necessarily sincere, but they will be sincere themselves. Those who suspect others will find that not everyone is necessarily deceiving them, but they have already become deceivers themselves. Zicheng Hong taoismsinceredeceiving One of our predecessors said, "Throwing away the inexhaustible treasury of your own home, you go with your bowl from door to door, acting like a beggar" Zicheng Hong taoismhomedoors A net set up to catch fish may snare a duck; a mantis hunting an insect may itself be set upon by a sparrow. Machinations are hidden within machinations; changes arise beyond changes. So how can wit and cleverness be relied upon? Zicheng Hong taoismhuntingducks Blessings often give rise to injury, so be careful when things are going your way. Success may be achieved after failure, so don't just give up when you've been disappointed. Zicheng Hong taoismgiving-upblessing In adversity, everything that surrounds you is a kind of medicine that helps you refine your conduct, yet you are unaware of it. In pleasant situations, you are faced with weapons that will tear you apart, yet you do not realize it. Zicheng Hong taoismmedicineadversity When there is no more separation between 'this' and 'that,' it is called the still-point of the Tao. At the still point in the center of the circle one can see the infinite in all things. Zhuangzi taoismspiritualitycircles«1819202122232425262728»
