LaoziThere is a thing inherent and natural which existed before heaven and earth. Motionless and fathomless, It stands alone and never changes; It pervades everywhere and never becomes… ▶371Thought
LaoziWhen the world is ruled according to the Way, the ghosts lose their power. The ghosts do not really lose their power, but it is not used to harm people.371HumanityPolitics
LaoziSimple, like uncarved wood. ✨ Laozi (2009). Lao-tzu's Taoteching: With Selected Commentaries from the Past 2,000 Years371Time
LaoziThe sage honors his part of the settlement, but does not exact his due from others.371Reading
LaoziThe sage knows without traveling, perceives without looking, completes without acting.371Time
LaoziThe further one goes, the less (he realizes he) one knows.371Reading
LaoziMusic in the soul can be heard by the universe.371Humor
LaoziThe value of actions lies in their timing.371Love
LaoziFill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.371Reflection
LaoziTo know you have enough is to be rich.371Death
LaoziIn the world there are four greats, and the king is one of them.372Sadness
LaoziWhen much virtue is achieved, nothing is not overcome.361Life
LaoziThe way to use life is to do nothing through acting, The way to use life is to do everything through being.361Life
LaoziUnderstand this if nothing else: spiritual freedom and oneness with the Tao are not randomly bestowed gifts, but the rewards of conscious self-transformation and self-evolution.372Truth
LaoziCare about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.372HumanityThought
LaoziGo to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, t… ▶361Humanity
LaoziPerfection is the willingness to be imperfect.361Love
LaoziIf the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial… ▶372HopeLovePolitics
LaoziTo rule by knowledge ravages the country.373Truth
LaoziThose who are one with deprivation are deprived of deprivation.351Reflection
LaoziKnowing honor, but clinging to disgrace, you become the valley of the world.373Time
LaoziThe longer you travel, the less you know.362Love
LaoziI am at peace, and people become fair by themselves.362Humanity
LaoziThe world's beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not b… ▶351Philosophy
LaoziThe power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.373Politics
LaoziRule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.362Thought
LaoziThe great Way is easy, yet people prefer the side paths. Be aware when things are out of balance. Stay centered within the Tao.351Humanity
LaoziEvery step is on the path.351Sadness
LaoziThe Tao gives birth to One. One gives birth to yin and yang. Yin and yang give birth to all things... The complete whole is the complete whole. So also is any part the complete wh… ▶362Reading
LaoziTruthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good. ✨ Laozi, D. C. Lau (1989). Tao Te Ching, p.… ▶373Truth
