There are many aphorisms and aphorisms about Laozi’s Tao Te Ching. Which ones have you studied in daily life? Below are the aphorisms and aphorisms in Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching that I have collected for your reference. Welcome everyone. Let’s read together!

The aphorisms in Laozi’s Tao Te Ching

1. The way of heaven can only make up for the deficiency; the way of man cannot make up for the damage.

2. 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.

3. A man who makes promises lightly will be distrustful, and what is easy will be difficult.

4. Tao produces one. Life is two. Two makes three. The three give birth to all things.

5. I have three treasures, keep them and protect them. The first is compassion, the second is frugality, and the third is not daring to be the first in the world.

6. The reason why Jianghai can be the king of hundreds of valleys is because of its kindness.

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

8. The beginning of all things, the great path leads to simplicity, and evolution leads to complexity.

9. 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.

10. Those who do it will lose it, and those who insist will lose it. This is because the sage has no motives and therefore has no failures, and has no attachments and therefore has no failures.

11. Its security is easy to maintain, and its lack of warning is easy to plan. It is brittle and easy to spread, and its texture is easy to fall apart. Do it before it exists, and fix it before it is in chaos.

12. The house is full of gold and jade, and no one can guard it. If you are proud of your wealth, you will suffer the consequences. Gong then retreats, the way of heaven.

13. Born without having anything, doing without relying on it, succeeding but unable to live in it; living in it without living in it, so it will not go away.

14. 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.

15. The sage does not accumulate. Since he thinks that others have more for himself, he has given more to others.

16. My heart is easy to understand and easy to act. No one in the world can know it, and no one can do it.

17. Rule the country with integrity, use military force with surprise, and conquer the world with nothing.

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

19. The people are difficult to govern because they are wise. Therefore, those who govern the country with wisdom will be thieves of the country. If the country is not governed with wisdom, the country will suffer.

20. Therefore, if you have it, you will benefit from it, and if you don’t have it, you will use it.

21. Adhere to the ancient ways to control the present. Being able to know the beginning of ancient times is called Taoism.

22. The wind will last forever, and the rain will last all day.

23. Neighboring countries look at each other and hear the sounds of chickens and dogs. The people will not interact with each other until they grow old and die.

24. Good things are hidden deeply, a gentleman is virtuous, but his appearance is like a fool.

25. The world’s divine weapons cannot be manipulated or held. Those who do it will fail, and those who insist will lose it.

26. The most soft in the world is the strongest in the world.

27. A person who is good at being a soldier does not use force; a person who is good at fighting does not get angry; a person who is good at defeating the enemy does not fight; a person who is good at using others is a subordinate.

28. The saint knows himself but does not see himself; he loves himself but does not value himself.

29. If you dare, you will kill; if you dare not, you will live.

30. The opposite is the movement of Tao, and the weak is the use of Tao.

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31. Those who cut themselves off have no merit, and those who are proud of themselves will not grow.

32. The people are not afraid of death, so why should they be afraid of death?

33. Inaction, no self, no desire, living below, pure and natural.

34. A true man should be honest and honest, not beautiful.

35. 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 gained; if it is too much, it will be confused.

36. 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.

37. Self-seeing is unclear, and self-righteousness is not obvious.

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

39. 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.

40. 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.

41. The reason why heaven and earth can last forever is because they do not generate themselves, so they can live forever.

42. 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.

43. Generous without corners, late bloomer. The sound is loud, but the elephant is invisible.

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

45. The sage steps back and puts his body first, and stands up outside so that his body stays.

46. The reason why Jianghai can be the king of hundreds of grains is because he is good at controlling it, so he can be the king of hundreds of grains.

47. Square but not cut; honest but not prudent; straight but not unbridled; bright but not dazzling.

48. Knowing the male and guarding the female will become the stream of the world.

49. The Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao; the name can be named, but it is not named.

50. No one in the world is softer than water, and no one who attacks the strong can win.

51. A late bloomer; a loud voice has a loud voice; an elephant is invisible; a Tao is unknown.

52. If you don’t see yourself, you will be clear; if you don’t know what you are, you will be enlightened; if you don’t cut yourself off, you will be successful; if you are not proud of yourself, you will be long; you will not fight, so no one in the world can compete with you.

53. No one in the world is softer than water, and no one who attacks the strong can win, because it is impossible to defeat it. The weak overcomes the strong, the soft overcomes the strong, no one in the world knows it, and no one can do it.

54. 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.

55. Heaven and earth last forever. The reason why heaven and earth can last forever is because they do not generate themselves, so they can live forever. Therefore, the saint comes first after his body, and his body exists outside his body. Because of its selflessness, it can achieve its selfishness.

56. If you want to eliminate something, you must strengthen 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. Weakness prevails over strength. Fish cannot be escaped from the abyss, and the sharp weapons of the country cannot be shown to others.

57. Trust 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. The sage does not accumulate. If he thinks of others, he will have more; if he gives to others, he will have more. The way of heaven is beneficial but not harmful. The way of a saint is to work without fighting.

58. Your Majesty, 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.

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

60. 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.

61. Taoism, using power to cultivate Tao, and using technology to gain power. If there is Tao but no upholding, Tao is empty. If there is reliance but no Tao, reliance will be neglected. If you want to move the world, you should move the hearts of the world. Words do not need to be believed, actions do not need to bear fruit, only righteousness lies.

62. The best thing is water. Water benefits all things without fighting. He is disliked 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.

63. Victory is nothing to show off. Those who show off are those who like to kill.

Those who like to kill cannot succeed in the world.

64. 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. Between the heaven and the earth, it is like a chariot. It is empty but unyielding, and moves and rises. It is better to keep the center than to talk too much.

65. Those who are good at being soldiers do not use martial arts. He who is good at fighting does not get angry. Those who are good at defeating the enemy will not fight. Those who make good use of people are inferior. This is called the virtue of not fighting, it is called the use of human strength, it is called the ultimate in matching with heaven.

66. The Tao can be Tao, but it is very Tao. Famous, very famous. The beginning of the nameless heaven and earth, the name of the mother of all things. Therefore, always have no desire in order to observe its wonderfulness; always have desire in order to observe its pleasure. The two have the same origin but different names. They are both called xuan, and they are both mysterious and mysterious. They are the door to all mysteries.

67. If you want to avoid it, you must maintain it. If the desire is weak, it must be strengthened. If you want to abolish it, you must strengthen it. If you want to take it, you must hold it firmly.

68. 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.

69. The Tao can be Tao, but it is not the eternal Tao. A name can be named, but it is not a permanent name. Nameless is the beginning of all things; named is the mother of all things. Therefore, if you always have no desire, you can observe its desire; if you always have desire, you can observe its desire. They come from the same place, have different names and the same predicate. Mysterious and mysterious, the gate of all evil.