Eastern Wisdom + Contemplative AI
Quotes of Laozi (Lao Tzu)
29 quotes
“Great acts are made up of small deeds.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 63
greatness
small deeds
action
incremental
“The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 71
wisdom
knowledge
ignorance
humility
“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 44
contentment
acceptance
joy
rejoice
“The Tao is like a well: used but never used up.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 4
tao
well
inexhaustible
resource
“When there is no desire, all things are at peace.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 37
desire
peace
contentment
stillness
“The soft overcomes the hard; the gentle overcomes the rigid.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 78
softness
strength
gentleness
overcoming
“To see things in the seed, that is genius.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 64
vision
potential
genius
perception
“He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 56
knowledge
speech
silence
wisdom
“The best way to do is to be.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 3
being
action
presence
effortlessness
“He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 46
contentment
enough
sufficiency
wisdom
“The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 81
sage
helping
benefit
generosity
“He who stands on tiptoe is not steady. He who strides cannot maintain the pace.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 24
balance
steadiness
humility
posture