Kokthansogreta.nu – Tao Quotes

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.

The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.

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

The words of truth are always paradoxical.

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

Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.

People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.

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

Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.

He who talks more is sooner exhausted.

By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.

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.

When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.

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

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

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.

Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.

He who knows himself is enlightened.

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.

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

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

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

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

Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.

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.'

Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.

The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.

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 does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.

It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.

To lead people walk behind them.

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

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

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

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.

It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.

The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.

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.

Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.

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.

Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.

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