Quotes about Taoism

The heavy is the root of the light. The tranquil is the ruler of the hasty.

Thus it is said: The path into the light seems dark, the path forward seems to go back, the direct path seems long, true power seems weak, true purity seems tarnished, true steadfastness seems changeable, true clarity seems obscure, the greatest are seems unsophisticated, the greatest love seems indifferent, the greatest wisdom seems childish. The Tao is nowhere to be found. Yet it nourishes and completes all things.

Taoist philosophy, "Rest is prior to motion and stillness prior to action.