Inspirational Quotes by Zhiming Yuan

“Your inner being guard, and keep it free.”

“Because she competes with no one, no one can compete with her.”

“The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to. It is content with the low places that people disdain. Thus it is like the Tao. In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present. When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.”

“The highest excellence is like (that of) water.”

“the skilful speaker says nothing that can be found fault with or blamed;”

“He who stands on his tiptoes does not stand firm; he who stretches his legs does not walk (easily).”

“He who is satisfied with his lot is rich;”

“he who knows himself is intelligent.”

“Therefore the sage, in the exercise of his government, empties their minds, fills their bellies, weakens their wills, and strengthens their bones.”

“The sage has in the world an appearance of indecision, and keeps his mind in a state of indifference to all.”

“So it is that existence and non-existence give birth the one to (the idea of) the other;”

“The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name.”

“Thirty spokes Share one hub. Make the nothing therein appropriate, and you will have the use of the cart.”

“When gold and jade fill the hall, their possessor cannot keep them safe.”

“If you keep feeling a point that has been sharpened, the point cannot long preserve its sharpness.”

“So it is that some things are increased by being diminished, and others are diminished by being increased.”

“There is no calamity greater than lightly engaging in war.”

“he who is self-conceited has no superiority allowed to him.”

“not to show them what is likely to excite their desires is the way to keep their minds from disorder.”

“All in the world know the beauty of the beautiful, and in doing this they have (the idea of) what ugliness is;”