Excerpts of famous quotes from the Tao Te Ching for everyone to learn and recite

1. The Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao. Famous, very famous. The nameless beginning of heaven and earth; the named mother of all things.

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. 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.

4. It is better to stay focused than to talk too much.

5. The immortality of the Grain God is called the mysterious female. The gate of Xuanfei is called the root of heaven and earth. If it persists, it will not be used diligently.

6. The best is like water. Water is good for all things and does not compete with it. It is disliked by everyone, so it is close to the Tao.

7. The Seven Good Things:

Live in a good place, have a good heart, be kind, benevolent, speak good faith, govern well, do good things, and act at good times.

8. The five colors make one blind; the five tones make one deaf; the five tastes make one’s mouth refresh; the pursuit of hunting makes one’s heart go crazy; the rare goods make one’s journey difficult. This is because the sage is his belly and not his eyes, so he goes to that place and takes this one.

9. Favor and disgrace are as frightening as noble ones and great troubles are as personal as one's own

10. When the great righteousness is ruined, there is benevolence and righteousness; when wisdom comes out, there is great hypocrisy; when relatives are in discord, there is filial piety and kindness; when the country is in chaos, There are loyal ministers.

11. Don’t be afraid of what people fear.

12. The common people are enlightened, but I am alone. The common people look at me, but I am alone.

13. 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.

14. The four majors:

Therefore, the Tao is big, the sky is big, the earth is big, and people are also big. There are four major ones in the domain, and humans live in one of them.

15. Man follows the earth, earth follows the heaven, heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature.

16. Heaviness is the root of lightness, tranquility is the king of impatience. If you are gentle, you will lose your roots; if you are impatient, you will lose your authority.

17. The heaven and the earth are united to bring down nectar, and the people do not obey orders but are self-disciplined.

18. For example, the Tao is in the world, just like the rivers and valleys are in the rivers and seas.

19. 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. He who is content is rich. The strong have the will.

20. The Tao always does nothing but does everything.

21. In the past, one got one: the sky got one for purity; the earth got one for tranquility; the gods got one for spirit; the grain got one for life; the Hou got one for peace The world is right.

22. All things in the world are born from existence, and existence is born from nothingness.

23. Tao gives birth to one, gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things. All things bear yin and embrace yang, and inject qi into harmony.

24. Quietness beats impatience, cold beats heat. Tranquility is the righteousness of the world.

25. There is no greater disaster than dissatisfaction; no greater fault than desire. Therefore, knowing what is enough is always enough.

26. The more you learn, the more you learn. The more you learn, the more you lose. Damage after damage, to the point of doing nothing.

27. Do nothing and do everything. To conquer the world, it is often necessary to have nothing to do, and even if there is something to do, it is not enough to conquer the world.

28. Saints are often careless and take the hearts of the people as their heart.

29. I am good to those who are good; I am also good to those who are not good; virtue is good. Those who believe, I believe in; those who do not believe, I also believe in; virtue believes.

30. From birth to death. There are three out of ten people who will be born, three out of ten will be affected by death, and three out of ten people will be affected by death.

31. Cultivate it in the body, and its virtue will be true; cultivate it in the family, and its virtue will be residual; cultivate it in the village, and its virtue will be long; cultivate it in the country, and its virtue will be rich; cultivate it in the world, and its virtue will be abundant; cultivate it in the world, its virtue will be abundant. Denap. Therefore, observe the body through the body, observe the family through the family, observe the township through the township, observe the state through the state, and observe the world through the world. How can I know the world?

In this way.

32. Those who know do not speak, and those who speak do not know.

33. Misfortunes lie on the back of blessings, and blessings lie on the backs of misfortunes.

34. When it comes to governing people and nature, nothing should be done more than being stingy.

35. Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes.

36. Doing nothing, doing nothing, and tasteless.

37. The picture is more difficult than the easy, and the details are greater than the details; the difficult things in the world must be done in the easy, and the great things in the world must be done in the details. Therefore, the saint is not great in the end, so he can become great.

38. The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest millimeter; the nine-story platform starts from tired soil; the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

39. The Three Treasures:

I have the Three Treasures, keep them and protect them. The first is compassion, the second is frugality, and the third is not daring to be the first in the world.

40. The sky net is vast, sparse but not lost

41. Human beings are weak in life, and strong in death. Plants and trees are soft and brittle when they are alive, and they are withered when they die. Therefore, the strong are the disciples of death, and the weak are the disciples of life.

42. The weak overcomes the strong, and the soft overcomes the hard. No one in the world knows it, and no one can do it.

43. If you deal with big grievances, there will be residual grievances. How can you do good by repaying grievances with virtue?

44. Faithful words are not beautiful, and good words are not believed. A good person does not argue, and a person who debates is not good. A person who knows is not knowledgeable, and a person who is knowledgeable does not know.

45. The way of heaven is to benefit without harm; the way of saints is to act without fighting.

Note: In order to learn to use the "Tao Te Ching" well, please read these famous sentences every day