Eastern/Asian Philosophy: Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism

Proverbs/Quotes

Tao Te Ching/ Lao Tzu & Chuang Tzu/ Taoists:

-There are no coincidences.

-When the pupil is ready, the teacher will come.

-Always the teacher, always the student.

-A thousand mile journey can be made one step at a time.

-Those who use weapons will be harmed by them.

-Knowing others is to be clever, knowing yourself is to be enlightened.

-Do not look only at your self and you will see much.

-A truly good person functions without ulterior motives.

-The world is lost to those who try to win it.

-Overcoming others requires force, overcoming yourself requires strength.

-A violent person will not die a natural death.

-He who knows other men is discerning, he who knows himself is intelligent.

From Dhammapda/ Buddhist:

-Loneliness is better than friendship of a fool.

-Conquer yourself, not others.

-Tell no lies and deceive no one.

-Good people shine from afar,like the highest peaks of Himalayas.

-The world always was and always will be.

-Hatred is not diminished by hatred at any time. Hatred is diminished by love that is eternal law.

-Lovely flowers without fragrance are sweet words without sweet action.

-Victory breeds hatred. He who has given up both victory and defeat, he is contented &happy.

-All that we are is the result of what we have thought, it is founded on our thoughts and is made up of our thoughts.

-The present is the offspring of the past and parent of the future.

-No suffering befalls the man who calls nothing his own.

-People need seekers as well as finders.

Jesus Christ

-Judge not,and you will not be judged.

-Do unto others what you want others to do unto you.

Confucianism

-Leading an uninstructed people to war is to throw them away.

-To engage in gossip is to cast aside excellence.

-Formerly men studied for self-improvement; today many study for the sake of appearances.

-Study as if you were never to master it.

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