Inspirational Quotes by Zhiming Yuan

“Therefore the sage manages affairs without doing anything, and conveys his instructions without the use of speech.”

“Therefore the sage holds in his embrace the one thing (of humility), and manifests it to all the world.”

“If we could renounce our artful contrivances and discard our (scheming for) gain, there would be no thieves nor robbers.”

“If any one should wish to get the kingdom for himself, and to effect this by what he does, I see that he will not succeed.”

“The people suffer from famine because of the multitude of taxes consumed by their superiors.”

“The great Tao (or way) is very level and easy; but people love the by-ways.”

“Calm and repose are what he prizes; victory (by force of arms) is to him undesirable.”

“It is through their not being full of themselves that they can afford to seem worn and not appear new and complete.”

“The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest sprout; the tower of nine storeys rose from a (small) heap of earth; the journey of a thousand li commenced with a single step.”

“Truly good people are not aware of their goodness, And are therefore good.”

“Have done with learning, And you will have no more vexation. How great is the difference between "eh" and "o"? What is the distinction between "good" and "evil"? Must I fear what others fear? What abysmal nonsense this is! All men are joyous and beaming, As though feasting upon a sacrificial ox, As though mounting the Spring Terrace; I alone am placid and give no sign, Like a babe which has not yet smiled. I alone am forlorn as one who has no home to return to. All men have enough and to spare: I alone appear to possess nothing. What a fool I am! What a muddled mind I have! All men are bright, bright: I alone am dim, dim. All men are sharp, sharp: I alone am mum, mum! Bland like the ocean, Aimless like the wafting gale. All men settle down in their grooves: I alone am stubborn and remain outside. But wherein I am most different from others is In knowing to take sustenance from my Mother!”

“Its outer fringe is all that we shall see.”

“Simplicity without a name Is free from all external aim.”

“To those who are good (to me), I am good; and to those who are not good (to me), I am also good;— and thus (all) get to be good. To those who are sincere (with me), I am sincere; and to those who are not sincere (with me), I am also sincere;— and thus (all) get to be sincere.”

“There is no guilt greater than to sanction ambition;”

“Therefore, what has a (positive) existence serves for profitable adaptation, and what has not that for (actual) usefulness.”

“Allow your life to unfold naturally Know that it too is a vessel of perfection Just as you breathe in and breathe out Sometimes you’re ahead and other times behind Sometimes you’re strong and other times weak Sometimes you’re with people and other times alone”

“With these three qualities, it cannot be made the subject of description; and hence we blend them together and obtain The One.”

“Then appeared wisdom and shrewdness, and there ensued great hypocrisy.”

“The knowledge of that unchanging rule produces a (grand) capacity and forbearance, and that capacity and forbearance lead to a community (of feeling with all things).”