Top 10 famous quotes from Laozi's Tao Te Ching:

1. Difficult things in the world must be done with ease; great things in the world must be done with details.

All the difficult things in the world are developed from simple little things, and all the big things in the world are started from trivial little things. It can be seen that if a person wants to achieve a career, he must start from simple small things and start with details.

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

Everything in heaven and earth has laws. People should imitate nature and follow the laws of heaven and earth to arrange their farming and life.

3. He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is wise; he who conquers others is powerful; he who conquers himself is strong.

People who can understand others are wise, and people who can understand themselves are wise. Those who can defeat others are powerful, and those who can defeat themselves are truly strong.

4. Treat the problem before it exists, and treat it before it is in chaos.

It is necessary to prevent and deal with things before they happen, and to make preparations before disasters occur to prevent them from happening.

5. My husband does not fight, so no one in the world can fight with him.

If you don’t compete with others, no one in the world can compete with him. This passage fully embodies Laozi's philosophical thought of "the weak overcomes the strong". What Lao Tzu calls "not fighting" does not mean giving up everything, but rather maintaining an invincible position by not fighting.

6. No one can guard a house full of gold and jade. If you are rich and arrogant, you will suffer the consequences; success is the way to retreat from heaven.

A house full of gold and jade cannot be kept hidden; if wealth reaches the level of arrogance, it will be a source of disaster for oneself. When something is done satisfactorily, it must be reserved and restrained. This is in line with the laws of nature.

7. A true man should be more generous than others, and he should not be extravagant in others.

A real man should be honest and honest, not frivolous; he should be simple in heart, not vain.

8. There is no greater disaster than not being satisfied, and no greater fault than desire.

If a person knows how to be satisfied, he will not be humiliated by others. If he knows how to do things in moderation, he will not encounter too much danger. The biggest curse in life is not knowing how to be satisfied. The biggest fault in life is greed.

9. Square but not cut, honest but not prudent, straight but not unbridled, bright but not dazzling.

A person who understands Tao will do things upright but not recklessly, be upright and principled but will not hurt others, be upright but will not indulge himself, and will not show off his achievements.

10. Those who do good are not good at arguing, and those who are good at arguing are not good at doing good.

A kind person does not pretend to be unreasonable and sophistry, and a person who is unreasonable and unreasonable is not good.