"We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness insidethat h...
More Laozi quotes
"Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.
"As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it.
"Let go of rousing speechand identification with thoughtsUntil your endyou will never be jaded
"Heaven’s Tao is impartial,yet those who follow its compassionate waywill always be nourished
"Revere the unity of all-that-iscarry out your daily activities with compassion;if you do not limit your compassion,you yourself will not be limited.
"Existence is beyond the power of wordsTo define:Terms may be usedBut are none of them absolute.In the beginning of heaven and earth there were no word...
"With those who are kindthe sage is kindWith those who are not kindthe sage is also kindbecause the way of Tao is kindness
"Material and infinite are inseparableAppreciating their interconnectednessis the gateway to understanding
"Choose food, clothing, and shelter that accords with nature.Rely on your own body for transportation. Allow your work and your recreation to be one an...
"Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil.
"Rushing into action, you fail.Trying to grasp things, you lose them.Forcing a project to completion,you ruin what was almost ripe.Therefore the Master...
"He who is in harmony with the Taois like a newborn child.Its bones are soft, its muscles are weak,but its grip is powerful.It doesn't know about the u...
"If you understand others you are smart.If you understand yourself you are illuminated.If you overcome others you are powerful.If you overcome yourself...
"(So), he who displays himself does not shine; he who asserts his own views is not distinguished; he who vaunts himself does not find his merit acknowl...