Quotes of Tao - somelinesforyou

“ The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. ”

- Lao tzu

“ The best places that all disdain. This is why it is so near to Tao. ”

- Lao tzu

“ Learning builds daily accumulation, but the practice of Tao builds daily simplification. Simplify and simplify, until all contamination from relative, contridictory thinking is eliminated. Then one does nothing, yet nothing is left undone. One who wins the world does so by not meddling with it… ”

- Tao Te Ching

“ When the highest type of men hear Tao, They diligently practice it. When the average type of men hear Tao, They half believe in it. When the lowest type of men hear Tao, They laugh heartily at it. Without the laugh, there is no Tao. ”

- Lao tzu

“ The highest good is like water. Water gives life to the ten thousand things and does not strive. It flows in places men reject and so is like the Tao. In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind… ”

- Lao Tse
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