Liezi Quotes

The contented person finds rest in death, and for the greedy person, death puts an end to his long list of desires.

If a branch is too rigid, it will break. Resist, and you will perish. Know how to yield, and you will survive.

Those who travel outward seek completeness in things; those who gaze inward find sufficiency in themselves.

To solve a problem, you need to remove the cause, not the symptom.

the ancient saying that force outdoes inferiors while gentility outdoes superiors.

Once you transcend the external differences, anything can be merged with anything.

Develop flexibility and you will be firm; cultivate yielding and you will be strong.

When you know that illusion and transformation are no different from birth and death, then you may learn magic.

If you can dispense with reputation, then you are free from care. Reputation is only a visitor, but reality is here to stay.