“[Taoism is] the straightest, most logical explanation as yet advanced for the continuance of life, the most logical use yet advised for enjoying it.” （[道教是] 迄今为止，对生命延续所提出的最直截了当、最合乎逻辑的解释，也是关于如何享受生命的最合乎逻辑的建议。） · 出处：出自其《道德经》译本 The Way of Life According to Lao Tzu。

“It is the one book that has taught me most about being human.” (这是教会我最多关于如何为人的一本书。) · 出自其1997年出版的《道德经》译本序言。Source: From the preface to his translation of the Tao Te Ching published in 1997.

“[Tao Te Ching is] that marvel of lucidity and grace, the classic manual on the art of living.”（《道德经》是清晰与优雅的奇迹，是生活艺术的经典手册。） · 出处：出自其在2009年接受《海湾新闻》的采访。· Source: From an interview he gave to Gulf News in 2009.

“中国人格中有许多最吸引人的因素都来源于道家思想。中国如果没有道家思想，就会像是一棵某些深根已经烂掉的大树。”"Many of the most attractive elements of Chinese personality come from Taoism. Without Taoism, China would be like a big tree whose deep roots have become rotten." · 出处：出自其巨著《中国科学技术史》· Source: From his masterpiece "History of Science and Technology in China"

“Taoism is the other faith I would embrace if I was not a Christian.”（如果我不是基督徒，道教将是我会拥抱的另一种信仰。） · 出处：出自《中国日报》2011年10月26日的报道。· Source: From a report by China Daily on October 26, 2011.

他的歌曲《The Inner Light》的创作灵感直接来源于《道德经》第四十七章：“不出户，知天下；不窥牖，见天道。其出弥远，其知弥少。”The creative inspiration of his song "The Inner Light" comes directly from Chapter 47 of the Tao Te Ching: "You can know the world without leaving home; you can see the way of heaven without peeking into the window. The distance you go out is far, and the knowledge you know is little." · 出处：歌曲于1968年3月作为单曲《Lady Madonna》的B面发行。·Origin: The song was released in March 1968 as the B-side of the single "Lady Madonna".

“The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accordance with nature, in her manner of operation.”（最高的目的是没有目的。这让人与自然及其运行方式保持一致。） · 出处：源自其艺术哲学论述，被多家媒体和格言网站收录。· Source: Derived from his artistic philosophy discussion and included in many media and aphorism websites.

“‘Tao’ is a great word... It’s all-in-one, all-in-everything.”（“道”是一个伟大的词……它是一切归一，贯穿万物。） · 出处：出自1970年《滚石》杂志的专访。· Source: From an interview in Rolling Stone magazine in 1970

“Lao-tzu’s four cardinal virtues, which he taught as being essential to living a life in harmony with the Tao.”（老子教导的四种基本美德，对于与“道”和谐相处的生活至关重要。） · 出处：出自其专著 Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao