Taoist classics and famous sayings 1

1. Tao gives birth to one, gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, three gives birth to all things, and all things bear yin and embrace yang.

2. The beginning of the nameless world, the name of the mother of all things.

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

4. Wuji generates Tai Chi, Tai Chi generates two rituals, two rituals are divided into four images, four images are divided into eight trigrams, one hexagram becomes eight trigrams, eight eight sixty-four hexagrams and three hundred eighty-four lines.

5. If you want to take something, you must give it to it first. This is called twilight. Weakness prevails over strength. ——Lao Tzu

6. If you are content, you will not be humiliated; if you know how to stop, you will not be in danger. ——Lao Tzu

7. Those who know do not speak, and those who speak do not know. ——Lao Tzu

8. The sage does not accumulate. He thinks that the more he has for others, the more he has for himself. ——Lao Tzu

9. Being heavy is the root of neglect, and being quiet is the king of impatience. ——Lao Tzu

10. See simplicity and embrace simplicity, and be less selfish and less happy. ——Lao Tzu

11. Doing nothing, doing nothing, tasteless. ——Lao Tzu

12. Misfortunes lie on the back of blessings, and blessings lie on the backs of misfortunes. ——Laozi

13. He who knows others is wise, he who knows himself is wise, he who conquers others is powerful, and he who conquers himself is strong. ——Laozi

14. There is no master in the middle and there is no end; there is no righteousness in the outside and there is no success. ——Zhuangzi

15. If it is not the other, there is no me, and if it is not me, there is nothing. ——Zhuangzi

16. Things are what they are and what they can be. ——Zhuangzi

17. Feel free and contented between heaven and earth. ——Zhuangzi

18. Don’t go against your heart, so be friends with each other. ——Zhuangzi

19. My life has a limit, but my knowledge has no limit. ——Zhuangzi

20. The wind will last forever, and the rain will last all day. ——"Tao Te Ching"

21. Difficult things in the world must be done in easy ways, and great things in the world must be done in details. ——"Tao Te Ching"

22. The tree that embraces each other is born from the smallest grain, the nine-story platform starts from tired soil, and a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ——"Laozi"

23. If you take half of a one-foot stick every day, it will last forever. ——"Zhuangzi Tianxia Chapter"

24. It does not mean that small good deeds are not enough and should be given up. Small good deeds are accumulated and become great good deeds; It is a great evil - "Huainanzi·Miao Chengxun"

25. A strong army will be destroyed, a strong tree will break; a strong leather will crack, and a tooth will die first if it is strong than the tongue. ——"Tao Te Ching"

26. It is better to go home and weave a net if you are envious of fish when you are near the river. ------- "Huainanzi·Shuo Lin Xun"

27. Those who share the same path love each other, and those who share the same skills are jealous of each other; The same strong people are jealous of each other - "Kangcangzi" Geng Sangzi

28. The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is more damage. The way of man is not like that, if the loss is not enough, there will be more than enough. ——"Tao Te Ching"

29. A gentleman does not say that small good deeds are not enough to do and then give them up. Small good deeds accumulate and become great good deeds. He does not say that small bad deeds are done because they are harmless. Doing great evil. ——"Huainanzi·Miao Chengxun"

30. If a person steals and becomes rich, the rich may not necessarily steal; if someone is honest but poor, the poor may not necessarily be honest. ——"Huainanzi·Shuo Lin"

31. The way of heaven and earth, if it is extreme, it will be reversed, if it is excessive, it will be damaged. -------"Huainanzi·Tai"

32. Too many words can lead to failure, and many things can cause many harms. ——"Exercise and Enlightenment"

33. There are things mixed together, born innately and on earth. Silent and desolate, independent without changing, moving around without peril, 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. ——"Laozi"

34. The great road loses its life due to its diversity, and the scholars lose their lives in many ways. ——"Liezi·Shuofu"

35. Those who see the fish in the abyss are in danger, and those who hide their wisdom are in danger. ——"Liezi·Shuofu"

36. When the sun is at its extreme, it is flat, and when the moon is full, it is waning. When things are extreme, they are reversed, and the destiny is called circulation.

——"Guanzi·Bai Xin" Taoist classic sayings 2

1. 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.

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

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. 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 sage follows his body and comes first; his body is outside and his body exists. Isn’t it because of his selflessness? Therefore, it can be done privately.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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 wealthy, you will be blamed for it. When one's meritorious deeds are fulfilled, the body retreats, which is the way of heaven.

11. 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.

12. The world knows that beauty is beautiful, but this is evil. Everyone knows that good is good, but this is not good.

13. 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.

14. Favor and disgrace are like frights, honor and disaster are like one's own.

15. Too great, 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. The common people are bright and clear, but I am alone and faint. The common people look at me, but I am alone.

18. The crooked one is complete, the wrong one is straight, the hollow one is full, the broken one is new, the less one is more, and the more one is confusion.

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

20. If you abandon the sage and abandon wisdom, the people will benefit a hundred times; 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.