Quotes about Tao

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A man with outward courage dares to die — a man with inner courage dares to live.
Sit still with me in the shade of these green trees, which have no weightier thought than the withering of their leaves — Fernando Pessoa, The Education of the Stoic
Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you've got. — Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh
When people see some things as beautiful,other things become ugly.When people see some things as good,other things becom — Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Feel your emotions,Live true your passions,Keep still your mind. — Geoffrey M. Gluckman
There isa time to liveand a time to diebut never to reject the moment. — Lao Tzu
Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun. — Alan W. Watts
Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing. — Lao Tzu
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent. — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there i — Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
He who is in harmony with the Taois like a newborn child.Its bones are soft, its muscles are weak,but its grip is powerf — Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
But spontaneity is not by any means a blind, disorderly urge, a mere power of caprice. A philosophy restricted to the al — Alan W. Watts, The Way of Zen
In the story of the Ugly Duckling, when did the Ugly Duckling stop feeling Ugly? When he realized he was a Swan. Each of — Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh
(So), he who displays himself does not shine; he who asserts his own views is not distinguished; he who vaunts himself d — Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
When two things occur successively we call them cause and effect if we believe one event made the other one happen. If w — Liezi, Lieh-tzu: A Taoist Guide to Practical Living
These are the three stages of enlightenment, the three glimpses of satori. 1. The first stage enlightenment:A Glimpse of — Swami Dhyan Giten
The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method? — Confucius
When love and hate are both absent, everything becomes clear and undisguised. Make the slightest distinction, however, a — Hsin Hsin Ming
The heart that gives, gathers. — Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
A seeker of radical strenght Keeps everything on track, Feeble force yields at length, Not sure where to go back. When o — Ana Claudia Antunes, The Tao of Physical and Spiritual