Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism

"You are too concerned with what was and what will be."

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Confucianism

The sage, because he does nothing, never ruins anything; and because he does not seek anything, loses nothing."

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Daoism and Buddhism

Everything exists together in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope."

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Confucianism

"Listen to the stream; it never quarrels or fights for position or acceptance. It just is."

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Confucianism

"Knowledge will give you power, but character will give you respect."

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Buddhism

"One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it."

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

"When we die, our bodies become the grass and the antelope eat the grass. And so we are all connected in a great circle of life."

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Buddhism and Daoism

"My ally is the force and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us."

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

"Do not try to bend the spoon. That's impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth: there is no spoon."

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

"We are counting on you to uphold the family honor."

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Buddhism