Between yea and nay, how much difference is there? Laozi More Quotes by Laozi More Quotes From Laozi The Way to Heaven has no favorites. It is always with the good man. Laozi spiritual men heaven Is not the action of nature like the stretching of a bow? The high, it pulls down; the low, it lifts up; It takes from what is in excess In order to make good of what is deficient. Who can take what they have in excess and offer it to others? Laozi taoism excess order The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them. Laozi taoism accomplishment inspirational When men lack a sense of awe, there will be disaster. Laozi tao disaster men The truly great man dwells on what is real and not what is on the surface. Laozi tao real men Attending fully and becoming supple, Can you be as a newborn babe? Laozi newborn tao becoming Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue. Laozi tao credit giving When the great Tao is forgotten, goodness and piety appear. When the body's intelligence declines, cleverness and knowledge step forth. When there is no peace in the family, filial piety begins. When the country falls into chaos, patriotism is born. Laozi body country fall If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. The Master leads by emptying people's minds and filling their cores, by weakening their ambition and toughening their resolve. He helps people lose everything they know, everything they desire, and creates confusion in those who think that they know. Practice not-doing, and everything will fall into place. Laozi ambition men fall Clay is fashioned into vessels; it is on their empty hollowness that their use depends. Doors and windows are cut out to make a dwelling, and on the empty space within, its use depends. Thus, while the existence of things may be good, it is the non-existence in them that makes them serviceable. Laozi cutting space dwelling Whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. What is soft is strong. Laozi strong inspiration practice The truth often sounds paradoxical. Laozi paradoxical truth sound In the Universe the difficult things are done as if they were easy. Laozi mystery done science A great nation is like a great man:When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.Having realized it, he admits it.Having admitted it, he corrects it.He considers those who point out his faultsas his most benevolent teachers.He thinks of his enemyas the shadow that he himself casts. Laozi mistake teacher men The subtlest of subtleties, this is the gateway to all mysteries. Laozi gateways mystery spiritual Purity and stillness give the correct law to all under heaven. Laozi law giving heaven To consider this desirable would be to delight in the slaughter of men; and he who delights in the slaughter of men cannot get his will in the kingdom. Laozi delight would-be men A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done. Laozi foolish-man done men The wise leader settles for good work and then lets others have the floor. Laozi motivation leadership wise The Master acts without doing, and everything gets done. Laozi owners done masters
