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  • The journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath your feet. NOTE: Other translations exist, such as:Great trees grow from the smallest shoots;a terraced garden, from a pile of earth,and a journey of a thousand milesbegins by taking the initial step.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Journey Quotes , Garden Quotes
  • Praise of power leads to weakness; Love of things leads to loss; The wise one leads by filling people's hearts; He destroys illusion and disturbs those who believe they are wise; He does nothing yet everything happens.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Wise Quotes , Believe Quotes
  • Clay is fashioned into vessels; it is on their empty hollowness that their use depends. Doors and windows are cut out to make a dwelling, and on the empty space within, its use depends. Thus, while the existence of things may be good, it is the non-existence in them that makes them serviceable.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Cutting Quotes , Dwelling Quotes
  • All things in nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfill their function and make no claim. All things alike do their work, and then we see them subside. When they have reached their bloom, each returns to its origin. . . . This reversion is an eternal law. To know that law is wisdom.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Nature Quotes , Law Quotes