A selection of 50 famous quotes by Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu is a great thinker and philosopher in ancient times. Everyone has read many of Lao Tzu’s classic works. Do you know what famous quotes Lao Tzu has? Now I will share with you 50 selected quotes from Lao Tzu, welcome to read. More information is available in the Famous Quotes section!

1. The Tao can be Tao, but it is very 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. Being and non-being complement each other, difficulty and ease complement each other, long and short complement each other, high and low complement each other, sounds harmonize each other, and front and rear follow each other. Heng Ye.

4. If you don’t respect the virtuous, the people will not fight; if you don’t value hard-to-find goods, the people will not steal; if you don’t see the desirable, the people will not be confused. Therefore, the rule of the sage is to make his heart weak, his belly strong, his ambition weak, and his bones strong. It often makes people ignorant and desireless. A wise man would not dare to do anything. If you do nothing, everything will be cured.

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

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

7. 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.

8. 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 because of his selflessness? Therefore, it can be done privately.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. If you hold on to it and gain it, it will not be as good as before; if you hold on to it and make it sharp, you will not be able to maintain it for a long time. A house full of gold and jade cannot be guarded by anyone; if you are arrogant and rich, you will be blamed for it. After the merits have been restored, this is the way of heaven.

12. 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.

13. 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 movement hindered. The sage is his belly and not his eyes, so he goes to that place and takes this one.

14. Being favored or humiliated is like being frightened.

15. I don’t know if I am too great; secondly, praise me by being close to me; secondly, fear me; thirdly, insult me. If you don't believe it enough, you don't believe it.

16. 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.

17. 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 and kindness; 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.

18. You must not be afraid of what people fear.

19. The common people are so bright, but I am so confused. The common people look at me, but I am alone.

20. 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.

21. It is the universal practice for a saint to hold one in his arms. It is not self-seeing, so it is clear; it is not self-righteous, so it is manifest; it is not self-cutting, so it is meritorious; it is not self-conscious, so it is long-lasting. My husband does not fight, so no one in the world can fight with him.

22. Hope to be natural. Therefore, the wind does not last forever, and the showers last all day.

23. Those who strive for success will not be established; those who cross will not be able to do it; those who see themselves are not clear; those who are self-righteous will not manifest themselves; those who cut themselves off will have no success; those who are proud of themselves will not grow.

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. Man follows the earth, earth follows the sky, heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature.

27. 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.

28. Things grow old when they are strong. This is called immorality, which has already happened. For more quotes from Laozi, please pay attention to related articles on the Xigutang Chinese Studies website.

29. A soldier is an ominous weapon, something that may be evil, so he who has good manners will not live there.

30. 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. The people who are fighting are mourning and weeping, and those who are victorious are mourning.

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

32. There is a name in the beginning, and since the name is already there, you will also know the stop, and knowing the stop can not be destroyed.

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

34. 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.

35. If you want to eliminate something, you must expand it; if you want to weaken it, you must strengthen it; if you want to abolish it, you must strengthen it; if you want to take it, you must strengthen it. It's called twilight.

36. Weakness is better than strength. Fish cannot escape from the abyss, and the sharp weapons of the state cannot be shown to others.

37. The Tao always does nothing but does everything.

38. 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. The superior virtue is nothing but thought; the inferior virtue is nothing but thought. The superior benevolence does it without thinking; the superior righteousness does it without thinking. If you don't respond to the gift, you will throw it away. Therefore, losing virtue will lead to virtue, losing virtue will lead to benevolence, losing benevolence will lead to righteousness, and losing righteousness will lead to propriety.

39. A man who is polite and loyal will lead to chaos.

40. 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.

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

42. When a sergeant hears the Tao, he practices it diligently; when a sergeant hears the Tao, he lives or perishes; when a junior officer hears the Tao, he laughs. Not smiling is not enough for the Tao. Therefore, there are some suggestions: To know the way is like ignorance; to advance is like retreating; to be ignorant is like □; to be superior is like valley; to be broad is like being insufficient; to build virtue is like stealing; to be true is like being humble; to be clear is like humiliation; to be generous without corners; to be great is late; to be great is the sound. Xisheng; the elephant is invisible; the Tao is nameless.

43. 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.

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

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

46. The most soft in the world is the strongest in the world. Nothing enters the realm of infinity, so I know that nothingness is beneficial.

47. Teaching without words and doing nothing will bring benefits to the world. (m.taiks.com)

48. Who is related to name and body? Which one has more body or goods? Which disease is good or bad?

49. 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.

50. 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.