60 famous sayings of Laozi

1. 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 what is going on in the world? With this.

2. The two have the same origin but different names, and they are both called xuan. Mysterious and mysterious, the door to all mysteries.

3. To turn a blind eye is called Yi; to hear but not hear is called Xi; to be unable to fight is called Wei. These three cannot lead to cross-examination, so they are mixed into one.

4. Those from big countries are inferior, and women in the world are the best friends in the world. The female often wins over the male by being quiet, and the male is inferior by being quiet.

5. Enjoy your food, enjoy your clothes, live comfortably, and be happy with your customs. Neighboring countries look at each other, hear the sound of cocks and dogs, and the people do not interact with each other until they grow old and die.

6. Hold the elephant and the world will go. Go without harm, peace and peace.

7. Being favored or humiliated is like being frightened, and being honored is like being in great trouble.

8. What is evil about people is being lonely, widowed, and destitute, but the princes think they are famous.

9. A husband who is polite and loyal will lead to chaos.

10. Therefore, the saint comes first after his body; Isn’t it because of his selflessness? Therefore, it can be done privately.

11. Simple powder is used as a weapon. When a sage uses it, he becomes an official, so great wisdom cannot be cut off.

12. People often succeed and fail in their pursuits. If you are as careful as you are at the beginning, you will never fail.

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

14. This is the rule of the sage: empty his heart, strengthen his belly, weaken his will, and strengthen his bones. It often makes people ignorant and desireless. A wise man would not dare to do anything. If you do nothing, everything will be cured.

15. The nameless beginning of heaven and earth; the named mother of all things.

16. Tao is born, virtue is the animal, physical form is the form, and potential is the result. Therefore, all things respect Tao and value virtue.

17. Too great, I don’t know about it; secondly, praise it by being familiar with it; secondly, fear it; thirdly, insult it. If you don't believe it enough, you don't believe it.

18. Pleasure and bait stop passing by. The outlet of the Tao is so bland and tasteless that it cannot be seen by sight, cannot be heard by hearing, and cannot be used enough.

19. Everyone in the world calls me great, which seems unworthy. My husband is big, so he seems unworthy. If it is small, it has been fine for a long time!

20. Teaching without words and doing nothing will benefit the world.

21. Doing nothing, doing nothing, and tasteless.

22. There is a way in the world, but it is just a matter of dung. There is no way in the world, and soldiers and horses are born in the suburbs.

23. Therefore, good people are teachers of bad people; bad people are resources of good people. Not appreciating his teacher, not loving his talent, even though his wisdom is great and deluded, it is said that he wants to be wonderful.

24. 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.

25. A light promise will lead to a lack of faith, and what is easy will be difficult. Therefore, it is still difficult for the sage, so it will not be difficult in the end.

26. Everything in the world is born from existence, and existence is born from nothingness.

27. Teaching without words and doing nothing will benefit the world.

28. Faithful words are not beautiful, and beautiful words are not believed.

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

30. The respect of Tao, the nobility of virtue, and the destiny of the husband are always natural.

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. In the past, those who got one were: the sky got one to make it clear; the earth got one to make it peaceful; the gods got one to make it spiritual; the grain got one to bring life; the prince got one to make the world right.

34. When a gentleman lives on the left, he values ??the left; when using troops, he values ??the right. Soldiers are an ominous weapon and are not the weapons of a gentleman. They should be used as a last resort, and tranquility is the best. It is victorious but not beautiful, and those who are beautiful are happy to kill people. Those who kill people in Fule will not be able to succeed in the world.

35. Do nothing but 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.

36. Those who believe, I believe; those who do not believe, I also believe; virtue is trustworthy.

37. Good deeds only have consequences, do not use them to gain strength. Don’t be proud of the fruits, don’t cut down the fruits, and don’t be proud of the fruits. Do it as a last resort, do it as a result but don't force yourself.

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

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

40. Forever. The reason why heaven and earth can be long-lasting is because they do not generate themselves, so they can live forever.

41. You can know the world without leaving home; you can see the way of heaven without peeking into the window. Its journey is far away and its knowledge is limited.

Therefore, the sage knows without doing, understands without seeing, and achieves without doing.

42. What others teach, I also teach. Those who are strong will not be allowed to die, and I will be their godfather.

43. Weakness is better than strength. Fish cannot be escaped from the abyss, and the sharp weapons of the country cannot be shown to others.

44. 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 the energy is in harmony.

45. He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise.

46. To blunt its sharpness, resolve its confusion, harmonize its light, and be the same as its dust, this is called "Xuan Tong". Therefore, if you are not available, you will be close; if you are not available, you will be distant; if you are not available, you will benefit; if you are not available, you will be harmed; if you are not available, you will be noble; if you are not available, you will be humble. Therefore, it is noble in the world.

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

48. The world has a beginning, and we think it is the mother of the world. Now that he has his mother, he can know his son, and he can protect his mother again, and he will not be in danger even if his body is missing.

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

50. If a general wants to take over the world, I see he has no choice but to do so. The divine weapon in the world cannot be manipulated or held. Those who do it will fail, and those who insist will lose it. Therefore, the sage does nothing, so he has no defeat; he has no attachment, so he has no failure.

51. Kindness makes one brave; frugality makes one broad; one does not dare to be the first in the world, so one can become a leader.

52. Those who were good in ancient times would make the people ignorant if they did not enlighten them.

53. If you do not respect the virtuous, the people will not fight; if you do not value rare goods, the people will not steal; if you do not see the desirable, the people will not be confused.

54. Between the heaven and the earth, is it like a chariot? If it is empty but not yielding, it will get better when it moves.

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

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

57. Cultivate it in the body, and its virtue will be true; cultivate it in the family, and its virtue will be leftover; 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 rich. Denap.

58. Tao is born, virtue is the animal, physical shape is the form, and potential is the result. Therefore, all things respect Tao and value virtue.

59. Heaven and earth are united to bring down nectar, and the people will not be ordered to do so but will be even.

60. 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.