Quotes about Taoism

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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
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
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
(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
When love and hate are both absent, everything becomes clear and undisguised. Make the slightest distinction, however, a — Hsin Hsin Ming
Some people think they can find satisfaction in good food, fine clothes, lively music, and sexual pleasure. However, whe — Liezi, Lieh-tzu: A Taoist Guide to Practical Living
So it is said, for him who understands Heavenly joy, life is the working of Heaven; death is the transformation of thing — Zhuangzi, The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu
A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick. If, when you see the symptoms, y — Lao Tzu, The Chinese Translations
To light a candle is to cast a shadow... — Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea
You can trust everyone to be human, with all the quirks and inconsistencies we humans display, including disloyalty, dis — Stephen Russell, Barefoot Doctor's Guide to the Tao: A Spiritual Handbook for the Urban Warrior
Certainly we can say that the pace of modern life, increased and supported by our technology in general and our personal — Arthur Rosenfeld
If you have a good idea, use it so that you will not only accomplish something, but so that you can make room for new on — Ming-Dao Deng, Everyday Tao: Living with Balance and Harmony
The expensive car you bought doesn’t matter, but the way you treated the salesman did. — Sheila M. Burke, Enriched Heart: The Tao of Balancing Your Big, Beautiful, Badass Soul
Dwelling on the past is like dragging a boat over dry land. — Sheila M. Burke, Enriched Heart: The Tao of Balancing Your Big, Beautiful, Badass Soul
Taoism is simply the complete acceptance of yourself as you are right in this moment. It's about rolling with the change — Sheila M. Burke, Enriched Heart: The Tao of Balancing Your Big, Beautiful, Badass Soul
You have the power to change the happiness level in someone’s life and in the process you change your mind-set and the l — Sheila M. Burke, Enriched Heart: The Tao of Balancing Your Big, Beautiful, Badass Soul