Covering many fields such as self-cultivation, governing the country, using troops, and keeping in good health, it is known as the "king of all classics".
Although the Tao Te Ching has only more than 5,000 words, its meaning is rich and its connotation is all-encompassing. Here I quote 20 classic famous sentences to learn the wisdom of Laozi with you.
1. Kindness is like water, and water is good for everything, and there is no dispute.
The supreme personality idol water is good at nourishing everything without competing with it.
Laozi likes to use water as a metaphor for a man of noble character. The most striking feature of water is softness, staying at the lowest point, nourishing everything without competing with it.
2. Misfortune depends on happiness; Happiness exists in danger.
Disaster has happiness to rely on;
Happiness and disaster lurk in it.
This sentence of Lao Tzu means that misfortune and happiness are interdependent and mutually transformed. Good things can develop into good and bad results, warning the world to be modest and prudent and to do things with an attitude of overlooking the abyss.
Another most apt allusion of this sentence is "A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise".
3. The world is ruthless, and everything is a dog; Saints are ruthless and treat people like pigs.
There are two key words in this sentence: "heartless" and "pig and dog". "Ruthless" cannot be understood as "inhuman", and "heartless" here means no preference; "Grass dog" is a dog made of grass during ancient sacrifices. After the sacrifice, it will be thrown away. No one regards it as a treasure, so the saints of heaven and earth treat everything equally, and there is no distinction between high and low.
4.？ Happiness from now on, can't stay. Being rich and arrogant is to blame.
There is an important concept in Laozi's philosophy called "things are strong and old". This sentence also means to warn the world that enough is enough. If you know it, you won't back down; if you know it, you won't give up. The result is often a disaster.