It is better not to make merit a matter of reward Lest people conspire and contend. Laozi More Quotes by Laozi More Quotes From Laozi When the worst student hears about the Way, he laughs out loud. If he did not laugh, it would be unworthy of being the Way. Laozi would-be laughing way A follower of the Way (Tao) loses something each day. Loss after loss until arriving at Non Action (Wu Wei). Laozi arriving followers loss Clay is used to make vases, but it is the emptiness they contain that makes them useful. Laozi vases clay emptiness Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough. Laozi enough knows doe The sage never strives for the great, and thereby the great is achieved. Laozi sage strife strive Racing and hunting excite man's heart to madness. Laozi hunting heart men He who holds balance...has attained the highest post in the world. Laozi posts balance world To know others is to have knowledge. To know yourself is to be enlightened. Laozi enlightened know-yourself knows The words of truth are always paradoxical. To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. Laozi paradoxical surrender mind Things are not worth attending to, yet they have to be attended to. Laozi attending Because of deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world. Laozi deep-love leader world Lay plans for the accomplishment of the difficult before it becomes difficult; make something big by starting with it when small. Laozi starting accomplishment bigs Everything in the universe is created from something, which in turn is created from nothing. Laozi turns universe The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning. Laozi mourning triumph weapons That which shrinks must first expand. Laozi shrinks firsts Those who do not trust enough should not be trusted. Laozi trusted enough should Whoever is planted in the Tao will not be rooted up. Whoever embraces the Tao will not slip away. Her name will be held in honor from generation to generation. Let the Tao be present in your life and you will become genuine. Let it be present in your family and your family will flourish. Let it be present in your country and your country will be an example to all countries in the world. Let it be present in the universe and the universe will sing. How do I know this is true? By looking inside myself. Laozi honor names country There was something formless and perfect before the universe was born. It is serene. Empty. Solitary. Unchanging. Infinite. Eternally present. It is the mother of the universe. For lack of a better name, I call it the Tao. It flows through all things, inside and outside, and returns to the origin of all things. The Tao is great. The universe is great. Earth is great. Man is great. These are the four great powers. Man follows the earth. Earth follows the universe. The universe follows the Tao. The Tao follows only itself. Laozi mother names men He who walks on tip-toe does not walk on solid ground. Laozi toes walks doe He who prides himself upon wealth and honor hastens his own downfall. Laozi wealth pride honor
