The "Tao Te Ching" is an important part of Chinese culture. It contains many philosophical famous sayings. The following is a collection of famous quotes from the Tao Te Ching that I compiled for you. You are welcome to read them.

Appreciation of Classic Quotations from "Tao Te Ching"

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

2. The opposite is the movement of Tao. Used by the weak.

3. Therefore, always have no desires in order to observe its wonderfulness.

4. The way of heaven has no relatives and always associates with good people.

5. See simplicity and be simple, have few selfish desires.

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

7. The Skynet is vast and sparse but not lost.

8. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

9. The Tao always does nothing but does everything.

10. He who conquers others is strong, and he who conquers himself is strong.

Appreciation of selected quotes from "Tao Te Ching"

1. He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise. Those who conquer others are powerful, those who are self-reliant are strong, those who are self-sufficient are weak, and those who force themselves are ambitious. ?"Tao Te Ching"

Translation: Being able to understand others is called wisdom, and being able to understand oneself is called wisdom. Being able to defeat others can only show that you have strength, but defeating yourself can be called a strong person. Only those who know how to be satisfied feel rich, and those who practice it show that they have lofty ambitions.

2. Misfortunes lie on the back of blessings, and blessings lie on the backs of misfortunes. ?"Tao Te Ching"

Translation "Misfortune, blessings depend on it; blessings, disasters are hidden in it."

3. The difficult things in the world must be done in the easy way; the great things in the world must be done in the details. ?"Tao Te Ching"

Translation The difficult things in the world must happen from easy things, and the great things in the world must start from small things.

4. The reason why Jianghai can be the king of hundreds of grains is because it is good at controlling it, so it can be the king of hundreds of grains. ?"Tao Te Ching"

Translation The river and the sea are always at the lowest point (of all rivers) and can accommodate all rivers, so it can be the king of the river valley.

5. Believing words are not beautiful, good words are not believed; good people do not discern, debaters are not good, knowledgeable people are not knowledgeable, and knowledgeable people do not know. ?"Tao Te Ching"

Translation: Honest language is not beautiful, and beautiful language is not honest. Kind people do not use sweet words, and people who use smooth words are not kind. People with great wisdom are not knowledgeable, and people with mixed knowledge are not kind. wisdom.

6. Confucius said: "Learning and practicing it from time to time, don't you just say it? Isn't it a pleasure to have friends from afar? A person who doesn't know but is stunned is not a gentleman!" The Analects of Confucius

Translation Confucius said: Isn’t it very pleasant to study and constantly review and practice? Isn’t it also very happy to have friends from far away? People don’t understand me, but I don’t resent it. Aren’t I also a gentleman? ?

7. Confucius said: ?When I was fifteen, I was determined to learn; moment. "The Analects"

Translation Confucius said: When I was fifteen years old, I determined to study knowledge. At thirty years old, I established my own ideals. At forty years old, I was not confused by what I did. At fifty years old, I At that time, I understood the laws and laws of nature. When I was sixty, no matter what I heard, I could understand its meaning without thinking too much and distinguish right from wrong. At the age of seventy, my moral cultivation has reached a certain level and I can do whatever I want without going beyond the rules. ?

8. It’s easy to wake up early and go to bed late at night. It’s a pity now. ?"Disciple Rules"

Translation We should try to get up as early as possible in the morning and go to bed as late as possible at night, because the years of life are very limited and time passes easily. Young people will become old people in a blink of an eye, so we must cherish the precious things we have now. time.

9. The clothes are noble but not the noble. ?"Disciple Rules"

Translation: When wearing clothes, you need to pay attention to neatness, and do not have to pay attention to expensive, brand-name, or gorgeous clothes. The way you dress should take into consideration your status and occasion, as well as the financial situation of your family. This is the way to run a household.

10. Don’t drink alcohol when you are young. Being drunk is the ugliest thing. ?"Disciple Rules"

Translation: Minors should not drink alcohol, and adults should not drink excessively. The behavior and state of drunk people are very ugly.

11. Don’t be too busy and make many mistakes, don’t be afraid of difficulties, and don’t take things lightly. ?"Disciple Rules"

Translation: Don't do things in a hurry, because it is easy to make mistakes when you are busy. Don't be afraid of hardships and difficulties because of shrinking, and don't be hasty and deal with things casually.

12. When using characters, you must ask for them clearly. If you don’t ask, it is stealing. ?"Disciple Rules"

Translation: When borrowing other people's items, you must explain it in advance and ask for permission. Taking without prior permission is considered theft.

13. Anyone who makes a promise is deceitful and ridiculed. ?"Disciple Rules"

Translation: When you speak, honesty should come first. When you promise to others, you must keep your promise. As for deception or sweet talk, you must not use it.

14. Don’t speak lightly if you don’t know what’s true. Don’t speak lightly if you know what’s true.

?"Disciple Rules"

Translation: Don't express opinions easily before seeing the truth about anything. When you don't understand things clearly enough, you can't spread them arbitrarily to avoid adverse consequences.

15. I have heard anger, praise, joy, and hurt my friends, but I have benefited my friends. ?"Disciple Rules"

Translation: If a person gets angry when he hears others talking about his shortcomings, and becomes happy when he hears others praise him, then bad friends will come close to you, but true good friends will gradually Alienated.

16. With perseverance, gold and stone can be carved. ?"Xunzi"

Translation If you keep on carving, you can carve successfully both gold nuggets and stones.

17. Green comes from blue, and green comes from blue. ?"Xunzi"

Translation Green is obtained from indigo grass, but the color is darker than indigo grass.

18. Water carries the boat, water overturns it. ?"Xunzi"

Translation Water can both drag a ship forward and overturn it.

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

Translation My life is limited, but knowledge is infinite.

20. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine. ?"Zhuangzi"

Translation Gentlemen pay attention to like-minded friends and do not seek personal gain. Their friendship seems as weak as water. Villains put profit first, and their friendships are often close. Their friendships are as sweet as wine, but they are not moral.

Popular articles for appreciating the famous sayings of "Tao Te Ching"

1. Practice virtuous and abandon the heart of self-virtue, and you will never be beautiful "Han Feizi"

Translation If one does virtuous things but does not regard oneself as virtuous, there is nothing else that cannot be done well.

2. Taishan does not establish likes and dislikes, so it can become high; Jianghai does not choose small helpers, so it can become rich. ?"Han Feizi"

Translation: Taishan does not choose earth and stone according to its own likes and dislikes, so it has achieved its own height; the rivers and seas accommodate rivers regardless of their size, so it has achieved its breadth.

3. A thousand-mile embankment collapses with ant nests; a hundred-foot room burns with smoke from the cracks. ?"Han Feizi"

Translation: A thousand-mile embankment may collapse and burst because of ants digging holes; a hundred-foot-tall building may be burned down because of fire caused by sparks emerging from the gaps in the chimney.

4. If jade is not polished, it will not become a tool; if a person does not learn, he will not know. ?"Book of Rites"

Translation If jade is not carved, it will not become a jade article; if a person does not learn, he will not understand the truth.

5. When traveling along the great road, the world is for the common good. ?"Book of Rites"

Translation As long as you are upright and aboveboard, there will be fairness everywhere.

6. Reciprocity. It is impolite to go but not come; it is impolite to come but not go. ?"Book of Rites"

Translation In etiquette, there should be comings and goings. Now also refers to responding to the other party with the same attitude and behavior.

7. A slight difference can make a huge difference. ?"Book of Rites"

Translation Although the difference is very small at first, it will lead to big mistakes in the end.

8. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. ?"Three Kingdoms"

Translation Don't do even small bad things, and do even small good things.

9. After seeing each other for three days, you should look at each other with admiration. ?"Three Kingdoms"

Translation: It means that others have made progress and can no longer look at them with the same old eyes.

10. Work hard and die. ?"Three Kingdoms"

Translation means to work tirelessly, diligently, cautiously, do your best, and devote all your spirit and strength until death.

11. An old man is always ambitious, but a martyr is ambitious in his old age. ?"Three Kingdoms"

Translation Although a person with ambition is old, he still has great ambitions. When a hero reaches old age, his ambition does not diminish.

12. The way of a university lies in being virtuous, being close to the people, and striving for perfection. Knowing that there is stillness can lead to concentration, concentration can lead to tranquility, tranquility can lead to tranquility, tranquility can lead to worry, and worry can lead to gain. Things have a beginning and an end, and things have an end and a beginning. If you know the order of things, you will be able to take the shortcut. ?"University"

Translation The purpose of learning in life is to carry forward upright virtues, to renew folk customs, and to reach the highest state of perfect virtue and talent. Once you know the state you want to achieve, your ambition can be determined. Once your ambition is determined, you can calm down. After your mind is calm, you can be at ease and comfortable. After you are at ease and comfortable, you can think about it seriously. After you think about it seriously, you can gain a lot. Everything has roots and branches, everything has an end and a beginning. Knowing what comes first and what comes last is close to being reasonable.

13. Those who speak are not guilty, but those who hear are warned. ?"The Book of Songs"

Translation: The person who speaks has no sin, but the person who listens can be warned.

14. Words are useless, but actions are not far away. ?"Zuo Zhuan"

Translation If you speak without literary talent, it will not spread far.

15. When the sky is healthy, a gentleman will strive to improve himself.

?"Book of Changes"

Translation: The movement of celestial bodies is strong and powerful. A gentleman should behave like the sky, striving for self-improvement and never stopping.

16. Learn extensively, interrogate, think carefully, discern clearly, and practice diligently. ?"The Doctrine of the Mean"

Translation Learn knowledge extensively, inquire about knowledge carefully, think about knowledge carefully, distinguish knowledge clearly, and use knowledge wholeheartedly.

17. If a young man doesn’t work hard, he will be miserable. ?"Han Yuefu"

Translation If you don't study hard when you are young, you will only be sad when you are old.

18. Don’t make achievements in vain, and don’t make false claims. ?"Answering the Guest"

Translation You can't cheat to get fame, and you shouldn't fake your reputation.

19. A leopard can be seen in a tube. ?"Book of Jin"

Translation: Looking at the leopard through the small hole in the bamboo tube, I can only see a stripe on the leopard's body. It is a metaphor for seeing only part of the real thing, which means that what you see is incomplete or only slightly gained.

20. Among thousands of classics, filial piety and brotherhood come first? "Zeng Guang Xian Wen"

Translated from thousands of classics, filial piety to parents and friendship to brothers are the most important things to do first. Arrived.

21. There are three aspects of reading: understanding with the heart, understanding with the eyes, and understanding with the mouth. ?Zhu Xi

Translation: Think with your heart, look carefully with your eyes, and read a lot with your mouth. Only if you can do all three aspects well is true reading.

22. Be broad-minded and appreciative, accumulate thickly but only thinly. ?Su Shi

Read the translation extensively, learn more about people and things at home and abroad, both ancient and modern, and keep the good parts in mind; accumulate a large amount of knowledge and materials, and be able to choose and use them freely and appropriately when needed. .

23. I believe that the reason why the heaven and the earth are endless, the reason why the country is established, and the reason why the virtues of the virtuous people can be great and long-lasting are all due to sincerity. ?Zeng Guofan

Translation I believe that the key to the continuous movement of heaven and earth, the establishment and consolidation of a country, the promotion and persistence of the moral career of outstanding people, lies in sincerity.

24. Never forget the past and be the teacher of the future. ?"Warring States Policy"

Translation Remember the experiences and lessons of the past as a reference for future actions.

25. It is never too late to repair the lost sheep. ?"Warring States Policy"

Translation If the sheep is lost, it is not too late to repair the sheepfold quickly.

26. When you are poor, you are strong; when you are old, you are strong. ?"Book of the Later Han Dynasty"

Translation The poorer the situation, the firmer the will should be. The older the elderly are, the stronger their spirit should be.

27. Wherever sincerity comes, gold and stone will open. ?"Book of the Later Han Dynasty"

Translation Wherever a sincere heart goes, even things as solid as gold and stone will be opened.

28. When a gentleman has his own self, he will seek help from others; when he has no self, he will seek help from others. There is no such thing as a person who cannot forgive what he has hidden in his body, but can describe it to others. ?"The University"

Translation: A gentleman should have advantages in himself before asking others; for shortcomings, he should have none in himself before criticizing others. What I have is not forgiveness, but I have never been able to teach others.

29. Those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black. ?"The Proverbs of the Prince and Taifu"

Translation: Those who rely on cinnabar become red, and those who rely on ink become black. It is a metaphor that getting close to good people can make people become good, and getting close to bad people can make people bad.

30. Work is accomplished by hard work, but wasteful by playfulness; success is achieved by thinking, and ruined by casualness. ?Han Yu

Translation Success in career or studies lies in hard work and diligence. If you are too playful and relax your requirements, you will achieve nothing; in life, you must think carefully and thoroughly before you can achieve anything. Willfulness, sloppiness, and casualness will only lead to failure.