Explore
Gaia Soulmates

Welcome to Gaia Community!

We're a little different than most social networks. Like you, we're here for a reason! Our goal? To inspire and empower you to realize your purpose, so that you can do the same for others, and so that, together, we can contribute to a better world.

Come join us... not only can you develop your own library of quotations and receive daily inspiration and wisdom, you'll be able to experience an emerging world of others who share your vision for a positive future.

Join Now


Spiritual Cinema Circle
 Advertising keeps Gaia free! Interested in sponsoring us?
Send a Quotation Card

Did you know you can turn any of the short quotes on our site into an e-card?

Simply locate the quote you'd like to send, and if it fits on our card, you'll see an option for Send as greeting on the left side of the quote.

Or, if you'd like a more classic Greeting card, you can visit our Gaia Greeting Gallery.

A Quote by Lao Tzu on life, death, strong, and soft

When life begins
            we are tender and weak
When life ends
            we are stiff and rigid
All things, including the grass and trees,
          are soft and pliable in life
          and dry in brittle in death

So the soft and supple
            are the companion of life
While the stiff and unyielding
            are the companions of death

An army that cannot yield
          will be defeated
A tree that cannot bend
          will crack in the wind
Thus by Nature's own decree
           the hard and strong are defeated
           while the soft and gentle are triumphant

Lao Tzu : Chinese philosopher & mystic, founder of Taoism
Lao Tzu (c.604 - 531 B.C.)
Source: Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition, Page: 89
Contributed by: Ashley. More quotes added by Socio from this | all sources
Add Comment Print Permalink
More quotes about: life, death, strong, soft
Quote

You have to be a Gaia member to post comments.
Login or Join now!