Taoism Quotes
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“The sage honors his part of the settlement, but does not exact his due from others.”
“Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself.”
“I have no desire to desire, and people become like the uncarved wood by themselves.”
“Keeping plenty of gold and jade in the palace makes no one able to defend it.”
“Displaying riches and titles with pride brings about one's downfall.”
“Abandon cleverness, discard profit, and thieves and robbers will disappear.”
“When the palace is magnificent, the fields are filled with weeds, and the granaries are empty.”
“People starve. The rulers consume too much with their taxes. That is why people starve.”
“Who has excess and supplies the world? Only the one who follows the Way.”
“The virtuous carry out the settlement, but those without virtue pursue their claims.”
“The Way is the source of all things, good people's treasure and bad people's refuge.”
“Fine words are traded. Noble deeds gain respect. But people who are not good, why abandon them?”
“What Heaven detests, who knows why? Even the sage considers it difficult.”
“Heaven's Way gives no favors. It always remains with good people.”
“Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend.”
“A good counter needs no calculator.”
“Let people return to making knots on ropes, instead of writing.”