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Quotes of Tao Te Ching
30 quotes
“The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 81
sage
helping
non-hoarding
benefit
“He who knows that he has enough is rich.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 33
contentment
wealth
enough
tao
“The Tao is called the Great Mother: empty yet inexhaustible, it gives birth to infinite worlds.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 6
tao
mother
creation
inexhaustible
“He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 46
contentment
enough
sufficiency
tao
“The Master does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 2
wu wei
master
action
completion
“The more laws and restrictions there are, the poorer people become.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 57
laws
restriction
poverty
tao
“He who stands on tiptoe does not stand firm; he who rushes ahead does not go far.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 24
balance
humility
progress
tao
“The Tao is hidden and nameless. Yet it is the Tao alone that nourishes and completes all things.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 62
tao
hidden
nourishment
completion
“He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself is enlightened.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 33
self-knowledge
cleverness
enlightenment
tao
“The soft overcomes the hard; the gentle overcomes the rigid.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 78
softness
strength
gentleness
tao
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 73
nature
patience
accomplishment
tao
“The best of all rulers is but a shadowy presence to his subjects.”
Tao Te Ching
— Chapter 17
ruler
leadership
invisibility
tao
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