Source
Tao Te Ching (Daodejing)
A short classic of 81 chapters on the Tao, the Way, and its power or virtue, traditionally attributed to Laozi. It is the founding text of Taoism and one of the most translated books in the world.
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Quotes (10)
“He who is satisfied with his lot is rich;”
— Laozi, Tao Te Ching, ch. 33, tr. James Legge“He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent. He who overcomes others is strong; he who overcomes himself is mighty.”
— Laozi, Tao Te Ching, ch. 33, tr. James LeggeWatch on YouTube: Nietzsche: How To Become Who You Are ↗Academy of Ideas on Nietzsche and self-knowledgeWatch on YouTube: Alain de Botton with Chris Williamson ↗Alain de Botton on understanding your inner voice and emotions“He is free from self-display, and therefore he shines; from self-assertion, and therefore he is distinguished; from self-boasting, and therefore his merit is acknowledged;”
— Laozi, Tao Te Ching, ch. 22, tr. James Legge“The more that he expends for others, the more does he possess of his own; the more that he gives to others, the more does he have himself.”
— Laozi, Tao Te Ching, ch. 81, tr. James Legge“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.”
— Laozi, Tao Te Ching, ch. 64, tr. James LeggeWatch on YouTube: Start with a tiny habit | BJ Fogg ↗BJ Fogg discusses this ideaWatch on YouTube: Atomic Habits summary (James Clear's ideas) ↗James Clear's tiny-habits ideas, summarised by another channel“He whose (desires) are few gets them; he whose (desires) are many goes astray.”
— Laozi, Tao Te Ching, ch. 22, tr. James Legge“Calm and repose are what he prizes; victory (by force of arms) is to him undesirable.”
— Laozi, Tao Te Ching, ch. 31, tr. James Legge“The (state of) vacancy should be brought to the utmost degree, and that of stillness guarded with unwearying vigour.”
— Laozi, Tao Te Ching, ch. 16, tr. James LeggeWatch on YouTube: All it takes is 10 mindful minutes | Andy Puddicombe ↗Andy Puddicombe discusses this idea“But simple views, and courses plain and true Would selfish ends and many lusts eschew.”
— Laozi, Tao Te Ching, ch. 19, tr. James Legge (Legge's verse rendering)Watch on YouTube: The School of Life: Lao Tzu ↗The School of Life introduces Lao Tzu“It is the Way of Heaven to diminish superabundance, and to supplement deficiency. It is not so with the way of man. He takes away from those who have not enough to add to his own superabundance.”
— Laozi, Tao Te Ching, ch. 77, tr. James Legge. A partial match: Laozi describes the way of man as taking from those who have little to add to those who have much, which is the pattern the Matthew effect names, and sets it against the Way of Heaven, which does the opposite.