“When people see some things as good, other things become bad.”
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“Since before time and space were, the Tao is. It is beyond is and is not.”
“Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench.”
“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.”
“Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know.”
Source: Tao Te Ching
“The more you know, the less you need.”
Source: Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman
“A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.”
“Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner.”
Source: A translation of Lao Tzu's Tao te ching and Wang Pi's commentary
“Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.”
“Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding.”
“Free from desire, you realize the mystery, caught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.”
“Remember that the more you know, the less you fear.”
Source: Complete Life's Little Instruction Book: 1,560 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life
“Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.”
Source: Daodejing: A Literal-critical Translation
“When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.”
Source: Daodejing: A Literal-critical Translation
“In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple.”
“Can you step back from your own mind and thus understand all things?”
“...the more you talk of it, the less you understand.”
Source: The Tao Te Ching: Annotated Edition