Between yea and nay, how much difference is there? Laozi More Quotes by Laozi More Quotes From Laozi You should rule a great country As you would fry a small fish- With the least turning. Laozi fishes should country Use the Light that dwells within you to regain your natural clarity of sight. Laozi light meditation sight With that gentleness I can be bold; with that economy I can be liberal; shrinking from taking precedence of others, I can become a vessel of the highest honour. Laozi honour shrinking economy Going back to the origin is called peace; it means reversion to destiny. Reversion to destiny is called eternity. Those who know eternity are called enlightened. Laozi destiny eternity mean If you practice inaction, nothing will be left undone: For the way to acquire lordship over society is by invariably not interfering. Laozi practice action way He who stands on tiptoe does not stand firm. Laozi tiptoes tao-te-ching doe It is because every one tinder Heaven recognizes beauty as beauty that the idea of ugliness exists. Laozi beauty heaven ideas When cleverness emerges There is great hypocrisy. Laozi cleverness hypocrisy The wise man doesn't compete; therefore nobody can compete with him. Laozi competition wise men To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen. Laozi vision heaven mean Heaven is eternal and Earth everlasting. They can be eternal and everlasting because they do not exist for themselves, And for this reason can exist forever. Laozi earth forever heaven Good men are bad men's instructors, And bad men are good men's materials. Laozi good-man evil men When his (the good ruler's) task is accomplished and his work done, The people all say, "It happened to us naturally. Laozi tasks leadership people He who regards many things easy will find many difficulties. Therefore the sage regards things difficult, and consequently never has difficulties. Laozi sage difficult easy Great acts are made up of small deeds. Laozi bad-day procrastination inspirational The sage seeks freedom from desire. He does not collect precious things. He learns not to hold on to ideas. He brings men back to what they have lost. Laozi desire men ideas Nothing on earth is so weak and yielding as water, but for breaking down the firm and strong it has no equal. Laozi strong earth water Nothing is weaker than water, Yet for overcoming what is hard and strong, Nothing surpasses it. Laozi strong overcoming water Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in. Laozi behinds compassion humility Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world. Laozi compassion humility heart
