Laozi's famous sayings

Laozi is one of the greatest philosophers and thinkers in my country. He is respected as the ancestor of Taoism and a world cultural celebrity. Below are the famous quotes of Lao Tzu that I compiled. I hope you all like them.

Collection of famous sayings by Lao Tzu

1. 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 confusion, there are loyal ministers.

2. Those who are in great states are inferior to women in the world, and they are the friends of the world. The female often wins over the male by being quiet, and the male is inferior by being quiet.

3. Tao is born, virtue is the animal, material shape is the shape, and potential is the result.

4. Therefore, the saint comes first after his body; Isn't it selfless? So it can be selfish.

5. Cultivate it in the body, and its virtue will be true; cultivate it in the family, and its virtue will be residual; 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 abundant. Denap.

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

7. There is no greater disaster than underestimating the enemy, and underestimating the enemy will cost us our treasure. Therefore, if the resistance is similar, the one who mourns will win.

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

9. 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.

10. There is no greater disaster than dissatisfaction; no greater fault than desire. Therefore, knowing what is enough is always enough.

11. If you know what you don’t know, you are fine; if you don’t know, you are sick. The sage is not sick, but he is sick by his illness. Wu Wei is sick, so he is not sick.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes.

15. Wisdom does not come from one’s own wisdom, and others should not compete with others for their wisdom.

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

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

18. I have three treasures, which I must hold on to and protect: the first is compassion, the second is frugality, and the third is not daring to be the first in the world.

19. Believing words are not beautiful, and beautiful words are not believed.

20. People are difficult to govern because they are wise. 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. Excerpts from Lao Tzu's famous sayings

1. No one hates where he lives, and no one hates where he lives. Husband never gets tired of it, so he never gets tired of it. Therefore, the saint knows himself but does not see himself; he loves himself but does not value himself. So go to that one and take this one.

2. Everyone in the world calls me great, which seems unworthy. My husband is big, so he seems unworthy. If you are small, you will be fine for a long time!

3. No disaster is greater than dissatisfaction; no fault is greater than desire. Therefore, knowing what is enough is always enough.

4. Generous without corners, late bloomer, great voice, but invisible elephant.

5. He does not rely on saints, he does not rely on his achievements, and he does not want to see virtuous people.

6. 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.

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

8. If you want to take over the world, I see that you have 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.

9. Those who know beforehand are the brilliance of Tao and the beginning of ignorance. Therefore, a true man should be concerned with the rich and not the weak; he should be honest and not with the luxurious. So go to that one and take this one.

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

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

12. Those who know do not speak, and those who speak do not know. For more quotes from Laozi, please pay attention to related articles on the Xigutang Chinese Studies website.

13. 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-respecting, so it is long-lasting. My husband does not fight, so no one in the world can fight with him.

14. People often succeed and fail in their pursuits.

If you are as careful as you are at the end, you will never fail.

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

16. The five colors make one blind; the five tones make one deaf; the five tastes make one’s mouth refresh; galloping and hunting make one’s heart go crazy; rare goods hinder one’s movement. The sage is his belly and not his eyes, so he goes to that place and takes this one.

17. If you are virtuous, you are virtuous; if you are virtuous, you are virtuous; if you are virtuous, you are not virtuous. The superior virtue does nothing but thinks; the inferior virtue does nothing but thinks. 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.

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

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

20. The Tao always does nothing but does everything.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. Doing nothing, doing nothing, and tasteless.

24. If you are virtuous, you are virtuous; if you are virtuous, you are virtuous; if you are virtuous, you are not virtuous.

25. 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.

26. Which one is related, the name or the body? Which one is more, the body or the goods? Which one is the gain or the death?

27. The soldier is an ominous weapon, and the object may be evil, so There is no place for those who are wise.

28. Rule the country with integrity, use military force with dexterity, and conquer the world with nothing. How do I know this? From this: There are many taboos in the world, but the people are poor; there are many people with sharp weapons, and the country is weak; there are many people with clever tricks, and strange things are everywhere; with laws and regulations, there are many thieves. Therefore, the sage said: "I do nothing, and the people become themselves. I like to be quiet, and the people are upright. I have nothing to do, and the people are rich. I have no desires, and the people are simple." ?

29. 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? This is how I know what is going on in the world.

30. 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. ;