Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
A great country is like the lower outlet of a river. It is the world's meeting ground, the world's female.
Laozi
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Laozi
Archivist
Philosopher
Writer
Lao-tze
Lao Tzu
Lao-tzu
Lao-tsu
Li Er
Laotze
Taoism
Country
Great
Lower
Like
Meeting
World
River
Meetings
Rivers
Outlet
Ground
Outlets
Female
More quotes by Laozi
Keep behind, and you shall be put in front keep out, and you shall be kept in.
Laozi
When the hares have all been caught, the hunting dogs are cooked.
Laozi
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
Laozi
The Tao gives birth to One. One gives birth to yin and yang. Yin and yang give birth to all things... The complete whole is the complete whole. So also is any part the complete whole... But forget about understanding and harmonizing and making all things one. The universe is already a harmonious oneness just realize it.
Laozi
In ancient times, people said that imperfect moves to becoming perfect. Are these words vain? No! Truly, by gaining Unity you come to Perfection!
Laozi
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
Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline simulated fear postulates courage simulated weakness postulates strength.
Laozi
. . . integral wisdom involves a direct participation in every moment: the observer and the observed are dissolved in the light of pure awareness, and no mental concepts or attitudes are present to dim that light.
Laozi
Prepare for the difficult while it is still easy. Deal with the big while it is still small. Difficult undertakings have always started with what easy. Great undertakings always started with what is small. Therefore the sage never strives for the great,And thereby the great is achieved.
Laozi
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
Laozi
The softest in the world surpasses the hardest in the world.
Laozi
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
Laozi
When people are unsettled, loyal ministers arise.
Laozi
To realize that our knowledge is ignorance, This is a noble insight. To regard our ignorance as knowledge, This is mental sickness. Only when we are sick of the sickness Shall we cease to be sick. The Sage is not sick, being sick of sickness This is the secret of health.
Laozi
The sage's Way is to act and not to contend.
Laozi
Life is going forth death is returning home.
Laozi
There is no greater disaster than discontent.
Laozi
No disaster is worse than being discontented.
Laozi
The noble must make humility his root.
Laozi
Heaven's Way is like stretching a bow. The high is lowered and the low is raised. Excess is reduced and deficiency is replenished. Heaven's Way reduces excess and replenishes deficiency. People's Way is not so. They reduce the deficient and supply the excessive.
Laozi
