When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.

Quote by Lao Tzu

Topics: Truth Quotes

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks...

Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks...

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will...

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will...

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend....

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend....

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and...

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and...

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are...

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are...

Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and...

Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and...

He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a...

He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a...

The sage wears clothes of coarse cloth but carries jewels in his bosom; He knows...

The sage wears clothes of coarse cloth but carries jewels in his bosom; He knows...

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict,...

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict,...

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Don't think you can attain total awareness and whole enlightenment without proper discipline and practice....

Don't think you can attain total awareness and whole enlightenment without proper discipline and practice....

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them NAME?forward in whatever...

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them NAME?forward in whatever...

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, While loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, While loving someone deeply gives you courage.

'Accounts are not quite settled between us,' said she, with a passion that equaled my...

'Accounts are not quite settled between us,' said she, with a passion that equaled my...

'Tis not where we lie, but whence we fell; the loss of heaven's the greatest...

'Tis not where we lie, but whence we fell; the loss of heaven's the greatest...

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was...

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was...