The 10 famous sayings about Laozi’s Tao Te Ching are summarized as follows:

1. The sky is vast, sparse but not lost.

2. Everyone in the world knows that beauty is beautiful, but this is evil; everyone knows that good is good, but this is not good.

3. If you are virtuous, you are not virtuous, so you are virtuous; if you are virtuous, you are not virtuous, so you are not virtuous.

4. The heaven and the earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs; the saints are unkind and regard the common people as stupid dogs.

5. He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise; he who conquers others is powerful, and he who conquers himself is strong.

6. When the great righteousness fails, there is benevolence and righteousness; when wisdom emerges, there is great hypocrisy; when relatives are in discord, there is filial piety and kindness; when the country is in confusion, there are honest ministers.

7. The Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao. Famous, very famous.

8. When the great righteousness fails, there is benevolence and righteousness; when wisdom emerges, there is great hypocrisy; when relatives are in discord, there is filial piety; when the country is in chaos, there are loyal ministers.

9. Thirty spokes, one hub, if not, it can be used as a car. The 叟埴 is regarded as a utensil, but it should be used as a utensil if it is not there. Cut out the door to make a room, pretend it doesn't exist, and use it as a room if there is one. Therefore, if you have it, you will benefit from it, and if you don’t have it, you will use it.

10. If it is crooked, it will be complete; if it is wrong, it will be straight; if it is hollow, it will be full; if it is hollow, it will be new; if it is less, it will be more; if it is too much, it will be confusing.

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About "Tao Te Ching":

"Tao Te Ching", also known as "Tao Te Ching", "Laozi", "Five Thousand Years" "Laozi's Five Thousand Essays" and "Laozi's Five Thousand Essays" are a work written by the pre-Qin scholars in ancient China before they split up. They were highly respected by the scholars at that time. It is said that it was written by Laozi (Li Er) in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is a Taoist An important source of philosophical thought. The Tao Te Ching is divided into two parts. The original text is the first part "De Jing" and the second part "Tao Jing". They are not divided into chapters. Later they were changed to "Tao Jing". Chapter 37 comes first, and after chapter 38 it is "De Jing" and divided into chapters. For 81 chapters. The text takes "morality" in the philosophical sense as its outline, and discusses the ways of self-cultivation, governing the country, using military force, and maintaining health. Most of the text focuses on politics. It is the so-called "sage within and king outside". The text is profound and comprehensive.

The total number of words in the "Tao Te Ching" varies depending on the version: Mawangdui silk script, version A is 5344 words, version B is 5342 words (plus 124 words of emphasis); the current version, Heshang Gong "Tao Te Ching Chapters and Sentences" is 5201 words (plus 94 words of emphasis), Wang Bi's "Laozi's Commentary on the Tao Te Ching" is 5162 words (plus 106 words of emphasis), and Fu Yi's "Ancient Version of the Tao Te Ching" is 5450 words (plus 106 words of emphasis).

The modern popular version of the Tao Te Ching was annotated by Wang Bi and has 5162 words.

Introduction to Laozi:

Laozi, whose surname is Li and whose name is Er, whose given name is Dan, may also be called Boyang. Huaxia nationality, a native of Qurenli, Lixiang, Kuxian County, Chu State, was a great philosopher and thinker in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the founder of the Taoist school. Lao Tzu is a world cultural celebrity and one of the world's 100 historical celebrities. The Tao Te Ching still exists. The essence of his works is simple dialectics and advocates governing by inaction. His teachings have a profound impact on the development of Chinese philosophy. In Taoism, Lao Tzu is revered as the founder of Taoism. Laozi and later Zhuangzi were both called Laozi and Zhuangzi.