All LAOZI Quotes about “Evil”

“Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.”
“Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.”
“One's own self or material goods, which has more worth? Loss (of self) or possession (of goods), which is the greater evil? He who loves most, spends most, He who hoards much loses much”
“One's own self or material goods, which has more worth? Loss (of self) or possession (of goods), which is the greater evil? He who loves most, spends most, He who hoards much loses much”
“Hear no evil. See no evil. Speak no evil.”
“Hear no evil. See no evil. Speak no evil.”
“Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it. The soft overcomes the hard; the gentle overcomes the rigid. Everyone knows this is true, but few can put it into practice. Therefore the Master remains serene in the midst of sorrow. Evil cannot enter his heart. Because he has given up helping, he is people's greatest help. True words seem paradoxical.”
“Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it. The soft overcomes the hard; the gentle overcomes the rigid. Everyone knows this is true, but few can put it into practice. Therefore the Master remains serene in the midst of sorrow. Evil cannot enter his heart. Because he has given up helping, he is people's greatest help. True words seem paradoxical.”
“I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.”
“I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.”
“Approach the universe with Tao, And evil will have no power. Not that evil is not powerful, But its power will not be used to harm others.”
“Approach the universe with Tao, And evil will have no power. Not that evil is not powerful, But its power will not be used to harm others.”
“The (method of) correction shall by a turn become distortion, and the good in it shall by a turn become evil.”
“The (method of) correction shall by a turn become distortion, and the good in it shall by a turn become evil.”
“Good men are bad men's instructors, And bad men are good men's materials.”
“Good men are bad men's instructors, And bad men are good men's materials.”
“Give up your relentless moralizing, the continual pinpricks which pierce the skin of your fellows. The distinction between good and evil is the sickness of the mind. Give up your morals, and the people will regain a love of their fellows.”
“Give up your relentless moralizing, the continual pinpricks which pierce the skin of your fellows. The distinction between good and evil is the sickness of the mind. Give up your morals, and the people will regain a love of their fellows.”
“Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil. Therefore having and not having arise together. Difficult and easy complement each other. Long and short contrast each other. High and low rest upon each other. Voice and sound harmonize each other. Front and back follow one another.”
“Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil. Therefore having and not having arise together. Difficult and easy complement each other. Long and short contrast each other. High and low rest upon each other. Voice and sound harmonize each other. Front and back follow one another.”
“When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty, There arises the recognition of ugliness. When they all know the good as good, There arises the recognition of evil.”
“When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty, There arises the recognition of ugliness. When they all know the good as good, There arises the recognition of evil.”

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