Rigidity Quotes

In the art of living, as in the art of sculpting, excessive hardness can be a curse. Rigidity, whether in thought or behavior, is a wall that rises around us, blocking out light and preventing growth. It is the fear of change, the clinging to what is familiar, even if it is narrow and painful. The creatures that survived were those that adapted, not the strongest or the smartest, but the most flexible.

Flexibility is the hidden strength that gives life a chance to evolve and thrive. These insightful quotes revolve around holding onto opinions, inability to adapt, and resistance to change.

Quote by Lao Tzu: The hard and stiff are death's companions. The soft and weak are life's companions....
The hard and stiff are death's companions. The soft and weak are life's companions.
›
— Lao Tzu
LifeDeathFlexibilityRigidityNature
Quote by Lao Tzu: The rigid tree will be felled....
The rigid tree will be felled.
›
— Lao Tzu
FlexibilityConsequencesRigidityAdaptationStrength
Quote by Lao Tzu: A tree that is unbending, is easily broken....
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
›
— Lao Tzu
FlexibilityRigidityResilienceAdaptabilityStrength
Quote by Bruce Lee: Unfortunately, now in boxing people are only allowed to punch. In Judo, people are only allowed to t...
Unfortunately, now in boxing people are only allowed to punch. In Judo, people are only allowed to throw. I do not despise these kinds of martial arts. What I mean is, we now find rigid forms which create differences among clans, and the world of martial art is shattered as a result.
›
— Bruce Lee
Martial ArtsDogmaRigidityUnity
Quote by Lao Tzu: Man, when living, is soft and tender; when dead, he is hard and tough. All animals and plants when l...
Man, when living, is soft and tender; when dead, he is hard and tough. All animals and plants when living are tender and delicate; when dead they become withered and dry. Therefore it is said: the hard and tough are parts of death; the soft and tender are parts of life.
›
— Lao Tzu
LifeDeathFlexibilityRigidityNatureHuman Condition
Quote by Lao Tzu: People are born soft and weak. They die hard and stiff....
People are born soft and weak. They die hard and stiff.
›
— Lao Tzu
LifeDeathFlexibilityRigidityHuman Condition
Quote by Alan Watts: No one is more dangerously insane than one who is sane all the time: he is like a steel bridge witho...
No one is more dangerously insane than one who is sane all the time: he is like a steel bridge without flexibility, and the order of his life is rigid and brittle.
›
— Alan Watts
SanityInsanityFlexibilityRigidityLife
Quote by Lao Tzu: A man is born gentle and weak. At death he is hard and stiff....
A man is born gentle and weak. At death he is hard and stiff.
›
— Lao Tzu
LifeDeathChangeNatureSoftnessRigidity
Quote by Lao Tzu: Those who have hardened, have a covenant with Death. Those who remain gentle are conjoined with Life...
Those who have hardened, have a covenant with Death. Those who remain gentle are conjoined with Life.
›
— Lao Tzu
GentlenessLifeDeathRigidityFlexibilityResilienceCharacter
Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche: A man who is very busy seldom changes his opinions....
A man who is very busy seldom changes his opinions.
›
— Friedrich Nietzsche
OpinionsChangeRigidityThinkingHuman Nature
Quote by Lao Tzu: Whatever is flexible and living will tend to grow; whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die...
Whatever is flexible and living will tend to grow; whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die.
›
— Lao Tzu
FlexibilityGrowthRigidityLifeDeathAdaptability