100 classic quotes from Laozi This article is classified as: Famous Quotes Published on: 2013/3/18
1. It is to rely on the saints but not to rely on them, and to not rely on their achievements. Don't want to see the wise.
2. When a superior man hears the Tao, he will practice it diligently; when a sergeant hears the Tao, he will live or die; when a junior man hears the Tao, he will laugh. Not smiling is not enough for the Tao. Therefore, there are some suggestions: The way to know is like ignorance; the way to advance is like retreat; the way to be unreasonable is like □; the superior virtue is like valley; the wide virtue is like the lack of it; the virtue of building is like stealing; the quality is true like Chongqing; the clarity is like humiliation; the generosity has no corner; the great talent is late; the great sound is great. Xisheng; the elephant is invisible; the Tao is nameless.
3. If you cultivate it in your body, your virtue will be true; if you cultivate it in your family, your virtue will be residual; if you cultivate it in your hometown, your virtue will be long; if you cultivate it in the country, your virtue will be abundant; if you cultivate it in the world, your virtue will be abundant. His virtue is universal. 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? With this.
4. 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.
5. The Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao. Famous, very famous. The nameless beginning of heaven and earth; the named mother of all things.
6.? Heaven and earth are in harmony, so that nectar falls, and the people do not obey orders but are self-disciplined.
7. The system has a name, and since it has a name, you will also know the stop, and knowing the stop can not be destroyed.
8. For example, the Tao is in the world, just like the rivers and valleys are in the rivers and seas.
9. 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.
10. If you want to eliminate something, you must expand it; if you want to weaken it, you must strengthen it; if you want to destroy it, you must strengthen it; if you want to take it, you must strengthen it. It's called twilight.
11. The Tao always does nothing but does everything.
12.? If you are virtuous, you are virtuous; if you are virtuous, you are not virtuous, so you are 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.
13. A man who is polite and loyal will lead to chaos.
14. The world knows that beauty is beauty, but this is evil. Everyone knows that good is good, but this is not good.
15.? Existence 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.
16. 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.
17.? 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.
18.? Too great, I don’t know about it; secondly, praise it by being familiar with it; secondly, fear it; thirdly, insult it. If you don't believe it enough, you don't believe it.
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.? The saint is always careless and takes the people's heart as his heart. (Good words and good sentences)
21.? If you are good, I will be good to you; if you are not good, I will also be good to you; virtue is good. Those who believe, I believe in; those who do not believe, I also believe in; virtue believes.
22. From birth to death. There are three out of ten people who will be born, three out of ten will be affected by death, and three out of ten people will be affected by death.
23.? Tao arises from it, virtue comes from animals, things form from it, and potential creates it. Therefore, all things respect Tao and value virtue.
24. The respect of Tao and the nobleness of virtue are always natural. Therefore, Tao gives birth to it, virtue brings it to animals; grows it, nurtures it; matures it, matures it; nourishes it, and overthrows it. Born without being, doing without relying on, growing without killing. It is called Xuande.
25. If you abandon the holy and abandon the wisdom, the people will benefit a hundredfold; if you abandon the benevolent and the righteous, the people will be filial and compassionate; if you abandon the clever 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.
26. The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest grain; the nine-story platform starts from tired soil; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
27. What the people do, they often succeed and fail. If you are as careful as you are at the beginning, you will never fail.
28. Those who were good in ancient times would make the people ignorant if they did not enlighten them. The people are difficult to govern because of their wisdom. 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.
29. 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.
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. Those who kill people should mourn and weep, and those who are victorious should be given funeral rites.
31. In the past, those who obtained one were: the sky obtained one for purity; the earth obtained one for tranquility; the gods obtained one for spirituality; the grains obtained for one provided life; the princes obtained one for ordering the world to be righteous.
32.?Everything in the world is born from existence, and existence is born from nothingness.
33. What people fear, we must not be afraid of.
34. The common people are so bright, but I am so confused. The common people look at me, but I am alone.
35. Quietness beats impatience, cold beats heat. Tranquility is the righteousness of the world.
36. The way of heaven is like a bow and a bow? Those who are high will suppress it, those who are low will lift it; those who have more will lose it, and those who are deficient will make up for it. The way of heaven is to make up for the excess when there is excess damage. This is not the case in the way of man. The loss is not enough, but there is more than enough to serve. Who can have more than enough to serve the world, only the Taoist.
37.?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.
38. 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.
39.? 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.
40. Thirty spokes, one hub, treat it as nothing but useful for 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.
41. 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 way uneasy. This is because the sage is his belly and not his eyes, so he goes to that place and takes this one.
42.? Favor and disgrace are like frights, and honor and disaster are like dangers.
43. The sage does nothing and teaches without saying anything.
44. There is a way in the world, but it is just a matter of dung. There is no way in the world, and soldiers and horses are born in the suburbs.
45. There is no greater disaster than dissatisfaction; no greater fault than desire. Therefore, knowing what is enough is always enough.
46.? Without leaving home, you can know the world; without peeking into the window, you can see the way of heaven. Its journey is far away and its knowledge is limited. Therefore, the sage knows without doing, understands without seeing, and achieves without doing.
47.? For learning, you will get better day by day, but for Taoism, you will lose every day. Damage after damage, to the point of doing nothing.
48.? Do nothing but do everything. To conquer the world, it is often necessary to have nothing to do, and even if there is something to do, it is not enough to conquer the world.
49. A man who promises lightly will be distrustful, and what is easy will be difficult. Therefore, it is still difficult for the sage, so it will not be difficult in the end.
50. Where the division is, there are thorns; after the army passes, there will be bad years
51. In the world, no one is softer than water, and no one who attacks the strong can win. , because it is impossible to change. ?
52.? If you reconcile a big grievance, there will be residual grievances; if you repay grievances with virtue, can you do good?
53. When it is crooked, it is complete; when it is wrong, it is straight; when it is hollow, it is full; when it is hollow, it is new; when it is less, it is more; when it is too much, it is confusing.
54. The sage holding one in his arms is the common practice in the world. 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.
55. I want to be natural. Therefore, the wind does not last forever, and the showers last all day.
56. He who strives for success will not be able to stand; he who crosses will not be able to do it; he who sees himself is not clear; he who is self-righteous will not manifest himself; he who cuts himself off will have no success; he who is proud of himself will not grow.
57.? Things are 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.
58.? Teaching without words and doing nothing will benefit the world.
59. Who is the relative between name and body? Which one has more body or goods? Which disease is good or bad?
60.? If you love too much, you will spend a lot; 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.
61.? 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.
62. A small country with few people. It makes the people's weapons more powerful but not used; it makes the people die again and not move far away. Although there are boats and carriages, there is nothing to ride on them; although there are armor and soldiers, there is nothing to display them. Let the people re-knot the rope and use it.
63. The soldier is an unlucky weapon, something that may be evil, so he who is wise is not allowed to live there.
64. 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.
65. ? Compassion leads to courage; frugality leads to broadness; daring not to be the first in the world leads to greatness. Now give up kindness and be brave; give up frugality and be broad; give up the last and be the first; die! A kind husband will win by fighting, and he will be strong by observing. Heaven will save him and protect him with mercy.
66.? A person who is good at being a soldier will not use force; a person who is good at fighting will not be angry; a person who is good at defeating the enemy will not fight against him; a person who is good at using others will be subordinate. This is called the virtue of not fighting, it is called using people's strength, it is called the ultimate in matching the heaven and the ancients.
67. 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.
68. What I say is easy to understand and easy to do. No one in the world can know it, and no one can do it.
69.? 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.
70. If you want to close something, you must open it; if you want to weaken something, you must strengthen it; if you want to destroy something, you must strengthen it; if you want to seize it, you must strengthen it. Stick to it
71. The reason why Jianghai can be the king of hundreds of valleys is because it 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.
72. The people are not afraid of death, so why should they be afraid of death? If the people are constantly afraid of death, and if someone is found strange, I will kill them, who dares?
73. The people are hungry because of the large food tax. The people are difficult to treat because of the efforts made above. The people despise death because they seek to survive. The husband who has nothing to do with life is a wise man who values ??life.
74.? 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.
75.? Words have a lineage, and affairs have a king. I am ignorant, because I don’t know. (www.)
76. If you don’t know what you know, you are in trouble; 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.
77. If the people are not afraid of authority, great authority will prevail.
78. No matter where you live, no matter where you live. 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.
79.? If you are brave, you will kill; if you are brave, you will live. Both of these may be beneficial or harmful. Who knows why Heaven is evil?
80. The Skynet is vast, sparse but not lost.
81. What is evil about people is being lonely, widowed, and destitute, but the princes think they are famous.
82. What others teach, I also teach. Those who are strong will not be allowed to die, I will be your godfather.
83. Enjoy your food, beautify your clothes, live comfortably, and be happy with your customs. Neighboring countries look at each other, hear the sound of cocks and dogs, and the people do not interact with each other until they grow old and die.
84.?The words of faith are not beautiful, and the words of good faith 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.
85. The way of heaven is to benefit without harm; the way of saints is to act without fighting.
86.? Man follows the earth, earth follows the heaven, heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature.
87.? 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.
88. To blunt its sharpness, resolve its confusion, harmonize its light, and be the same as its dust, this is called "Xuan Tong". Therefore, if you are not available, you will be close; if you are not available, you will be distant; if you are not available, you will benefit; if you are not available, you will be harmed; if you are not available, you will be noble; if you are not available, you will be humble. Therefore, it is noble in the world.
89.?Rule the country with integrity, use military force with surprise, and conquer the world with nothing. How do I know this? According to 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: "If I do nothing, the people will change themselves; if I like to be quiet, the people will be upright; if I have nothing to do, the people will become rich; if I have no desires, the people will be simple."
90. ?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.
91.? Its government is boring, but its people are honest; its government is dull, but its people are lacking. Therefore, the sage is square but not cutting, honest but not prudent, straight but not unruly, bright but not dazzling.
92.? Misfortunes lie on the back of blessings, and blessings lie on the backs of misfortunes. Who knows the extreme? There is nothing right about it. The good ones become strange again, and the good ones become monsters again. People's confusion lasts for a long time.
93. When it comes to governing people and nature, nothing should be done more than being stingy.
94. Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes.
95.? People from big countries are inferior, women in the world are the best friends in the world. The female often wins over the male by being quiet, and the male is inferior by being quiet. Therefore, if a big state is lower than a small state, then it is a small state; if a small state is lower than a big state, then it is a big state. Therefore, you can either go down to get it, or you can go down and get it. A big country only wants to be a domestic and a human being, and a small country only wants to be a foreigner. Both husbands each get what they want, and the bigger one should be the lower one.
96. Doing nothing, doing nothing, and tasteless.
97. What is more difficult than its simplicity is greater than its details; difficult things in the world must be done with ease, and great things in the world must be done with details. Therefore, the saint is not great in the end, so he can become great.
98.? The heaven and the earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs; the saints are unkind and regard the common people as stupid dogs.
99.? It is better to stay focused than to talk too much.
100. Things grow old when they are strong. This is called immorality, which has already happened. Quotes about being a good person and doing things Famous quotes about safety