Kokthansogreta.nu – Tao Quotes

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.

When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.

To see things in the seed, that is genius.

He who talks more is sooner exhausted.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.

He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.

How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.

The words of truth are always paradoxical.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

To see things in the seed, that is genius.

An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.

If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

The words of truth are always paradoxical.

Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.

In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.

He who knows himself is enlightened.

I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.

He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.

To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.

The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours.

The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours.

To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.

He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.

Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'

He who is contented is rich.

Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven.

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.

Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.

Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.

He who is contented is rich.

To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage.

Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.

When the best leader's work is done the people say, "We did it ourselves."

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.