“An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox”
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
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@xy, member from Sept. 25, 2023“At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.”
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
“Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.”
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
“Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.”
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
“The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.”
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
“Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.”
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
“One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.”
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.”
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
“The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.”
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
“When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
“He who talks more is sooner exhausted.”
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
“To lead people walk behind them.”
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
“Nature does not hurry yet it accomplishes everything.”
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
“Qiān lǐ zhī xíng shǐ yú zú xià.”
Laozi book Tao Te Ching
千里之行始於足下。
A journey of a thousand li starts with a single step.
Variant translations:
A journey of a thousand [miles] starts with a single step.
A journey of a thousand miles started with a first step.
A thousand-mile journey starts from your feet down there.
As translated by Dr. Hilmar Klaus
Every journey begins with a single step.
Source: Tao Te Ching, Ch. 64, line 12
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
Source: yt
“When the center does not hold, the circle falls apart.”
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
This is a paraphrase of lines in "The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats.
Misattributed
“The Tao is called the Great Mother:
empty yet inexhaustible,
it gives birth to infinite worlds.”
Laozi book Tao Te Ching
Source: Tao Te Ching, Ch. 6, as interpreted by Stephen Mitchell (1992)