Book Of Tao Quotes

• Since before time and space were, the Tao is. It is beyond is and is not.

  Laozi

  Space, Tao Te Ching, Tao

  "Tao Te Ching". Book by Laozi (Ch. 21), 4th century BC.

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• A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.

  Laozi

  Artist, Intuition, Want

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• Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner.

  Laozi

  Not Caring, People, Tao Te Ching

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• The more you know, the less you carry

  Mors Kochanski

  Mlm, Tao Te Ching, Monk

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• Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Knives, Simplicity

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• Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding.

  Laozi

  Darkness Within, Understanding, Tao Te Ching

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• True words aren't eloquent; eloquent words aren't true. Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their point aren't wise. The Master has no possessions. The more he does for others, the happier he is. The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is. The Tao nourishes by not forcing. By not dominating, the Master leads.

  Laozi

  Leadership, Wise, Men

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• Free from desire, you realize the mystery, caught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.

  Laozi

  Tao Te Ching, Desire, Mystery

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• A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.

  Laozi

  Change, Artist, Intuition

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• Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.

  Laozi

  Evil, Giving, Tao Te Ching

  Laozi (2008). “Daodejing: A Literal-critical Translation”, University Press of Amer

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• The more you know, the less you need.

  Yvon Chouinard

  Positivity, Mlm, Tao Te Ching

  Yvon Chouinard (2006). “Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman”, p.90, Penguin

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• In dwelling, live close to the ground.
  In thinking, keep to the simple.
  In conflict, be fair and generous.
  In governing, don't try to control.
  In work, do what you enjoy.
  In family life, be completely present.

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Family

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• Yet mystery and imagination arise from the same source. This source is called darkness ... Darkness within darkness, the gateway to all understanding.

  Laozi

  Light, Darkness Within, Imagination

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• If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Change, Spiritual

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• The more you know the less you talk.

  A. R. Rahman

  Mlm, Tao Te Ching, Monk

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• Remember that the more you know, the less you fear.

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Mlm, Fearless, Tao Te Ching

  H. Jackson Brown Jr. (2007). “Complete Life's Little Instruction Book: 1,560 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life”, p.174, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. The unnamable is the eternally real. Naming is the origin of all particular things. Free from desire, you realize the mystery. Caught in desire, you see only the manifestations. Yet mystery and manifestations arise from the same source. This source is called darkness. Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding.

  Laozi

  Real, Names, Darkness Within

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• 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.

  Laozi

  Life, Happiness, Spiritual

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• In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple.

  Laozi

  Simple, Thinking, Dwelling

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• When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.

  Laozi

  Tao Te Ching, Taoism, Done

  Laozi (2008). “Daodejing: A Literal-critical Translation”, University Press of Amer

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

  Laozi

  Relationship, Respect, Being Yourself

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• When there is no desire, all things are at peace

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Tao Te Ching, Taoism

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• When people see some things as good, other things become bad.

  Laozi

  People, Tao Te Ching, Tao Ching

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• The Master's power is like this. He lets all things come and go effortlessly, without desire. He never expects results; thus he is never disappointed. He is never disappointed; thus his spirit never grows old.

  Laozi

  Tao Te Ching, Taoism, Desire

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• Simplicity, patience, compassion.
  These three are your greatest treasures.
  Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
  Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are.
  Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.

  Laozi

  Life, Patience, Philosophy

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