black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength

Laozi

The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
LAOZI

Accomplish Doing Master Nothing
The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
LAOZI

Desire Earth Inspirational Move
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

Arrive Artist Change Good Intuition
If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
LAOZI

Heart Home Nature Peace
Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
LAOZI

Fail Honor People
The light of the Way seems dim.
LAOZI

Dim Light Reflection Taoism Way
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
LAOZI

Deed Honor Marketplace Men
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
LAOZI

Average Believe Diligently Practice
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
LAOZI

Country Law People Taoism
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
LAOZI

Empty Entire Humility Little Succeed
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
LAOZI

Brim Fill Halt Taoism Way
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
LAOZI

Animal Intelligent Separate Soul
The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
LAOZI

Demand Depend Reach Taoism Thing Way
The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
LAOZI

Clevar Know Men Understand Wise
If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
LAOZI

Deed Elevate Kindness Spiritual Wick
An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
LAOZI

Accomplish Action Inspirational Integral

Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Laozi Quotes