Quotes on Taoism

When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.

The female always surpasses the male with stillness. In her stillness she is yielding.

The sage is one with the world, and lives in harmony with it.

If people are not afraid of dying, why threaten them with death?

Must one dread what others dread?

Where there is no conflict, there is no fault.

The reason for great distress is the body. Without it, what distress could there be?

If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?

Those who are quiet value the words. When their task is completed, people will say: We did it ourselves.

A good door needs no lock, still it can't be opened.

A good mooring needs no knot, still no one can untie it.

Behave simply and hold on to purity.

A good wanderer leaves no trace.

The ancients said: Hulk to be whole.

The noble must make humility his root.

Being a model to the world, eternal virtue will never falter in you, and you return to the boundless.

Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend.

Heaven's Way gives no favors. It always remains with good people.

When much virtue is achieved, nothing is not overcome.

When everyone sees good, then bad exists.

He (the sage) is good to those who are good. He is also good to those who are not good. That is the virtue of good.