Tao Te Ching Inspirational Quotes for the Workplace

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. He who conquers others is powerful, and he who conquers himself becomes strong. Below are the inspirational workplace quotes from the Tao Te Ching that I compiled. Welcome to read!

1) , The picture is more difficult than its simplicity, and it is greater than its detail; the difficult things in the world must be done in the easy way, 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.

2) It is better to keep the center than to talk too much.

3) , The common people are bright and clear, but I am alone and faint. The common people look at me, but I am alone.

4). 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.

5). Its government is boring, but its people are honest; its government is dull, but its people are lacking. Therefore, the sage is square but not cutting, honest but not prudent, straight but not unruly, bright but not dazzling.

6) , Those who are in great states are inferior, women in the world are the friends of the world. The female often wins over the male by being quiet, and the male is inferior by being quiet. Therefore, if a big state is lower than a small state, then it is a small state; if a small state is lower than a big state, then it is a big state. Therefore, one may come down to take it, or one may come down to find that the big country only wants to be a livestock man, and the small country only wants to be a businessman.

7) 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.

8) , life and death. Three out of ten people will be affected by life; three out of ten people will be affected by death; and three out of ten people will be affected by death.

9) , forever. The reason why heaven and earth can be long-lasting is because they do not generate themselves, so they can live forever. Therefore, the saint comes first after his body; outside his body, his body exists. Isn't it selfless? So it can be selfish.

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

11) The best thing is like water. Water benefits all things without dispute. He is hated by everyone, so he is close to the Tao. Live in a good place, have a good heart, be kind and benevolent, speak good words and have good faith, govern well, do good things and be able to do good things at the right time. The husband does not fight, so there is no need for you.

12) , 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.

13) If the people are not afraid of death, how can they be afraid of death? If the people are constantly afraid of death and find something strange, I will kill them, who dares?

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

15) , If you don’t teach, you will benefit by doing nothing, and the world will hope for it.

16) , Supreme, I don’t know about it; secondly, praise it as a relative; secondly, fear it; thirdly, insult it. If you don't believe it enough, you don't believe it.

17) Good things happen to the left, bad things happen to the right. The general on the left is on the left, and the general on the right is on the right. It is said that they will be treated as funerals. Those who kill people should mourn and weep, and those who are victorious should be given funeral rites.

18) , The respect of Tao, the nobility of virtue, and the fate of Fumo are always natural. Therefore, Tao gives birth to it, virtue brings it to animals; grows it and nurtures it; matures it and matures it; nourishes it and overturns it. Born without being, doing without relying on, growing without killing. It is called Xuande Tao Te Ching's inspirational quotes, good words and good sentences.

19) If a great achievement is missing, its use will not be harmful. If there is a big surplus, it will be of endless use. Great straightness is like bending, great skill is like clumsiness, great debate is like indifference.

20) Tao gives birth to one, 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.

21) , I hope to speak naturally. Therefore, the wind does not last forever, and the showers last all day.

22) When governing people and nature, nothing should be done more than being stingy.

23) , Faith is not beautiful. Don't believe the good words. Good people don’t argue. The debater is not good. He who knows is not knowledgeable. Scholars don’t know.

24). 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.

25) , Enjoy your food, be happy with 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.

26) The God of Grain is immortal, which 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.

27) , It is the sage who does not rely on him, his achievements are not fulfilled, and he does not want to see the virtuous.

28) The weak can overcome the strong, and the soft can overcome the hard. No one in the world knows it, and no one can do it.

29) I also teach what others teach me. Those who are strong will not be allowed to die, I will be your godfather.

30) , The wind will not end, and the rain will not last

31) , Those who were good in ancient times will not enlighten the people, they will be ignorant. The people are difficult to govern because of their wisdom. Therefore, if you govern a country with wisdom, you will be a traitor to the country; if you do not govern a country with wisdom, you will be a blessing to the country.

32) Live in a good place, have a good heart, be kind and benevolent, speak good faith, govern well, do good things, and act at the right time. The husband does not fight, so there is no need for you.

33) , People 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. Therefore, if the army is strong, it will be destroyed, and if the wood is strong, it will be broken. The strong is at the bottom, the weak is at the top.

34) , things are mixed together, born innately and on earth. Silent and desolate, independent without changing, moving around without dying, she can be the mother of heaven and earth. I don't know its name. The word "Qiang" is called Dao, and the name of "Qiang" is Da. The big day is called passing, the passing day is said to be far away, and the far away day is called reverse.

35) The tree that hugs each other is born from the ground; the nine-story platform is born from the tired soil. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

36) People often succeed and fail in their pursuits. If you are as careful as you are at the end, you will never fail.

37). 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. Those who do not lose their place will last forever. He who dies but does not die will live longer. Because in the end he does not think he is great, he can become great.

38) A soldier is an ominous weapon, something that may be evil, so he who has the right to do it will not live there.

39) , The sky net is vast, sparse but not lost.

40) , Faithful words are not beautiful, 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.

41). If you abandon the sage and abandon wisdom, the people will benefit a hundredfold; if you abandon the benevolent and righteous, the people will return to filial piety; if you abandon the skillful and profitable, there will be no thieves. These three are considered literary and insufficient. Therefore, the order is to belong to something: see simplicity and embrace simplicity, think less and have few desires, and learn without worries.

42). When the great righteousness is lost, there is benevolence and righteousness; when wisdom comes out, there is great hypocrisy; when relatives are in discord, there is filial piety; when the country is in chaos, there are loyal ministers.

43). Managing a big country is like cooking small dishes.

44) , Man follows the earth, earth follows the sky, heaven follows the Tao, and Tao follows nature.

45) The best thing is like water. Water benefits all things without dispute.

46) , Misfortunes lie on the back of blessings, and blessings lie on the backs of misfortunes. Who knows how extreme it is? It is not right. The good ones become strange again, and the good ones become monsters again. People's confusion lasts for a long time.

47). If you love too much, you will spend a lot of money; if you hide too much, you will perish. Therefore, if you know what is enough, you will not be disgraced, and if you know how to stop, you will not perish, and you can last a long time.

48) 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.

49) The reason why Jianghai can be the king of hundreds of grains is because he is good at controlling it. Therefore, if a sage wants to lead the people, he must speak to the people; if he wants to precede the people, he must speak to the people behind him. Therefore, when a sage is at the top, the people do not take him seriously, and when he is at the front, the people do not harm him. Therefore, the world is happy to push forward and never tire of it. Because he does not fight, no one in the world can fight with him.

50) The people are hungry because of the large food tax. The people are difficult to treat because of the efforts made above. The people despise death because they seek to survive. The husband who has nothing to do with life is a wise man who values ??life.

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

52), Thirty spokes, one hub, if it is not there, 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. ;