Quotes by Taoism Approach your own inner life with a loving quality that accepts who you are without trying to change who you are. Laozi taoism quality trying The biggest in the world is small in its beginning. Laozi world-is-small taoism world Truly, only those who see illness as illness can avoid illness. Laozi taoism illness knowledge Embrace simplicity. Put others first. Desire little. Laozi taoism simplicity desire The world is a sacred vessel that cannot be changed. He who changes it will destroy it. He who seizes it will lose it. Laozi taoism sacred world The sage acts by doing nothing. Laozi sage taoism doing-nothing That which offers no resistance, overcomes the hardest substances. Laozi taoism substance overcoming He who knows himself is enlightened. Laozi taoism hypocrisy inspirational What has no substance can penetrate what has no opening. Laozi taoism opening substance When wisdom and knowledge appear, great pretense arises. Laozi taoism arise knowledge The Way is ever without action, yet nothing is left undone. Laozi taoism action way Can you step back from your own mind and thus understand all things? Laozi taoism mind steps Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself. Laozi taoism desire world The value comes from what is there, but the use comes from what is not there. Laozi taoism values use Can you comprehend everything in the four directions and still do nothing? Laozi taoism four stills The Great Vessel takes long to complete. Laozi vessel taoism long Fine words are traded. Noble deeds gain respect. But people who are not good, why abandon them? Laozi fine-words taoism people Stillness is the ruler of haste. Laozi rulers taoism haste If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he must follow them from behind. Laozi taoism compassion people The great Way is very straight, but people prefer to deviate. Laozi taoism people way «345678910111213»
