565 Quotes by Laozi

A good wanderer leaves no trace.

Excellent conquerors do not engage.

The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.

The liberation cannot be reached but by means of the perception of the identity of the individual spirit with the universal spirit.

The sage honors his part of the settlement, but does not exact his due from others.

To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.

The noble must make humility his root.

The sage does not act and therefore does not fail, does not seize and therefore does not lose.

Clay is molded to form a cup, But it is on its non-being that the utility of the cup depends. Doors and windows are cut out to make a room, But it is on its non-being that the utility of the room depends. Therefore turn being into advantage, and turn non-being into utility.