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Purple Yin Yang symbol

Yin or Yang is a design that is inspired by the ancient Chinese philosophy. They are complementary and yet opposites. Yin being quiet and slow, somewhat methodical, Yang being loud, high intensity and forthright. Choose your colour palette to suit your mood!

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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires. Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism, believed that simplicity is the ultimate goal. In the book Tao Te Ching, he tells us to “bend your back, sit in the mud, and let go of what you are.” This means that we should embrace simplicity and reduce our selfishness. By doing this, we will be more at peace with ourselves and our surroundings.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays. A Confucius quote about life. Available on t shirts, stickers, mugs and home decor.

Confucius was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. Confucius's teachings and philosophy underpin East Asian culture and society, remaining influential across China and East Asia to this day.

Our Yinyang ideas about a perfect meal or a late night snack. Hot Burgers and fries eaten in a passive stillness like a fast food philosopher.

Great acts are made up of small deeds Lao Tzu quotes shirts. Add this unique design to your wardrobe or buy it as a gift. Click On Our Brand Name for more colors and product selections!

The Mohist philosopher Mozi

Yin and yang (or 陰 and 陽 in traditional Chinese characters) represent duality or the idea that two opposite characteristics can actually exist in harmony and complement each other.

Yin and yang (or 陰 and 陽 in traditional Chinese characters) represent duality or the idea that two opposite characteristics can actually exist in harmony and complement each other.

Confucius was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. Confucius's teachings and philosophy underpin East Asian culture and society, remaining influential across China and East Asia to this day.

Confucius was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. Confucius's teachings and philosophy underpin East Asian culture and society, remaining influential across China and East Asia to this day.

Han Fei, or Han Feizi, was a Legalist philosopher from Ancient China.

Confucianism, Our Greatest Glory Is Not In Never Falling But In Rising Every Time We Fall

Inspired by the teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn. Seung Sahn taught that you must always keep your don't-know mind. Stop trying to know. Stop knowing. Only don't know.

This humorous design trolls the ancient Chinese i ching divination system.

Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing, Lao Tzu Tao te ching quotes. Lao Tzu is the author of the Tao Te Ching. In it, he states that doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing. The idea is that a person who is busy doing nothing, might feel as if they are progressing in life, but really, they are just going in circles.

"Because nothing is just black or white but everything is moving" Artistic / personal rapresentation of one of the most known symbols of the Chinese Philosophy

Kintsugi gold quote and art based on Japanese culture and philosophy, design inspired by people who like philosophy and want to share their wisdom with the world, it is also a perfect gift for that friend who is a fan of Japanese and its culture

Yin and Yang design with the day and night sky.

Peace Heart Fleur De Lys Hippie Peace Love Mardi Gras

Yin-yang symbol, a circle divided by an S-shaped line into segment, representing respectively yin and yang, each containing a 'seed' of the other. In Chinese philosophy, Taoist Yin Yang is the concept of duality forming a whole.

Yin and Yang, Asian philosophy of duality, one half shiny the other half rough.

These two French slogans is quite popular in the French language and appears separate on many designs. I have decided to put them together as a sort of an ancient Chinese philosophy, like the yin and yang that is a concept of dualism, describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they may give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. C'est La Vie means "Such is Life" and La Vie Est Belle means "Life is Beautiful" in English.

These two French slogans is quite popular in the French language and appears separate on many designs. I have decided to put them together as a sort of an ancient Chinese philosophy, like the yin and yang that is a concept of dualism, describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they may give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. C'est La Vie means "Such is Life" and La Vie Est Belle means "Life is Beautiful" in English.

These two French slogans is quite popular in the French language and appears separate on many designs. I have decided to put them together as a sort of an ancient Chinese philosophy, like the yin and yang that is a concept of dualism, describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they may give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. C'est La Vie means "Such is Life" and La Vie Est Belle means "Life is Beautiful" in English.

These two French slogans is quite popular in the French language and appears separate on many designs. I have decided to put them together as a sort of an ancient Chinese philosophy, like the yin and yang that is a concept of dualism, describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they may give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. C'est La Vie means "Such is Life" and La Vie Est Belle means "Life is Beautiful" in English.

These two French slogans is quite popular in the French language and appears separate on many designs. I have decided to put them together as a sort of an ancient Chinese philosophy, like the yin and yang that is a concept of dualism, describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they may give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. C'est La Vie means "Such is Life" and La Vie Est Belle means "Life is Beautiful" in English.

Confucianism, Our Greatest Glory Is Not In Never Falling But In Rising Every Time We Fall

Funny chinese proverb

Chi Kung or Qi Gong.

These two French slogans is quite popular in the French language and appears separate on many designs. I have decided to put them together as a sort of an ancient Chinese philosophy, like the yin and yang that is a concept of dualism, describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they may give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. C'est La Vie means "Such is Life" and La Vie Est Belle means "Life is Beautiful" in English.

Yin and Yang, Asian philosophy of duality, one half shiny the other half rough.

Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know, Lao Tzu catchphrase shirts.

Be like water my friend. Unique great looking and custom Chinese calligraphy design. Authentic Chinese made by Chinese learners for Chinese learners and all other fans of Asian art, design, history and culture and of course martial artists.