Quote

The world is a sacred vessel that cannot be changed. He who changes it will destroy it. He who seizes it will lose it.

Laozi

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Laozi
Archivist
Philosopher
Writer
Lao-tze
Lao Tzu
Lao-tzu
Lao-tsu
Li Er
Laotze
Loses
Seizes
Cannot
Vessel
World
Taoism
Destroy
Sacred
Changes
Lose
Changed

More quotes by Laozi

Image
The one who is filled by virtue is like a newborn baby.
Laozi
Image
Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful. Everyone knows this, but no one can do it.
Laozi
Image
Yet mystery and reality emerge from the same source.
Laozi
Image
Searching for precious goods leads astray.
Laozi
Image
How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
Laozi
Image
The softest of stuff in the world, penetrates quickly the hardest, insubstantial, it enters where there is no room.
Laozi
Image
Other people have more than they need, I alone seem wanting.
Laozi
Image
The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
Laozi
Image
The best fighter is never angry.
Laozi
Image
The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.
Laozi
Image
Man is ruled by Earth. Earth is ruled by Heaven. Heaven is ruled by the Way. The Way is ruled by itself.
Laozi
Image
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
Laozi
Image
In the Universe the difficult things are done as if they were easy.
Laozi
Image
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.
Laozi
Image
When you accept yourself, the Universe accepts you.
Laozi
Image
The more sharp weapons people have in a country, the bigger the disorder will be.
Laozi
Image
A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip A terrace nine stories high rises from level earth A journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath one's feet.
Laozi
Image
Clay is moulded to make a vessel, but the utility of the vessel lies in the space where there is nothing. . . . Thus, taking advantage of what is, we recognize the utility of what is not.
Laozi
Image
Seal the openings, shut the doors, and until your last day you will not be exhausted. Widen the openings, interfere, and until your last day you will not be safe.
Laozi
Image
What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out
Laozi