Taoism Quotes
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Taoism Quotes
“What the Way is to the world, the stream is to the river and the sea.”
“If Heaven were not clear it might rend. If Earth were not firm it might crumble.”
“All things carry yin and embrace yang. They reach harmony by blending with the vital breath.”
“The river and the sea can be kings of a hundred valleys, because they lie below them.”
“Conquering the world and changing it, I do not think it can succeed.”
“Those who understand others are clever, those who understand themselves are wise.”
“The more clever and cunning people are, the stranger the events will be.”
“Those who know it do not speak about it. Those who speak about it do not know it.”
“Correct becomes defect. Good becomes ominous. People's delusions have certainly lasted long.”
“Knowing that you do not know is the best. Not knowing that you do not know is an illness.”
“Truly, only those who see illness as illness can avoid illness.”
“Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.”
“Those who know are not learned. Those who are learned do not know.”
“Abandon wisdom, discard knowledge, and people will benefit a hundredfold.”
“A good person is the bad person's teacher. A bad person is the good person's task.”
“First and last follow each other.”
“What's the difference between yes and no?”
“Misery is what happiness rests upon. Happiness is what misery lurks beneath.”