Dao Philosophy Quotes & Sayings

Experts say men think of sex every 10 seconds ... What do they think of in the other nine? — Clive James

When I let go of who I am, I become who I might be. — Lao-Tzu

There are a lot of problems involved in comparative history. You never know if you're getting the comparisons weighted rightly, you're bound to dominate one literature better than another. But I do see it as one of the ways forward for the future. I think it is a very important approach. — John Elliott

Her heart pounded as [Cam's] lips bypassed hers and came to a stop, whispering in her ear: 'Don't let him flip you off next time. — Lauren Kate

One gains by losing and loses by gaining. — Lao-Tzu

I go to school the youth to learn the future. — Robert Frost

But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence." JEREMIAH 17:7 NLT — Various

You know, there's a saying in art that in order to be universal you must be specific. So I think every artist feels that he is dealing with specific things but that it also has significance universally. — David Cronenberg

It's a Tim sandwich. The meat is fresh, but the bread is moldy. — Daniel Craig

Like it or not, philosophy or intellectual activity in ancient China was distinguished from manual labor, and thus philosophical texts were not only political in nature (because they normally addressed the issue of good government and social order) but also "esoteric." They were not meant to contribute to general education, but to be studied only by a small fraction of the population, i.e., by those who had access to learning and power. If we want to understand the Laozi historically, we have to accept this context and thus also the fact that, as a philosophical treatise, it did not attempt to be generally accessible. It was originally a text for the few - and it clearly shows. — Hans-Georg Moeller