Lao Tzu Quotes for people who know about Lao Tzu obviously, LOL. This “Old Chinese Master” was a well-known philosopher and writer. These Lao Tzu quotes give awareness to this wise man and his philosophies.
Who Was Lao Tzu/Master Lao
Lao Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher, Master Lao is known by a lot of different names like-
Laozi, in Chinese it means: “Master Lao” or “Old Master”
His original name Li Er, deified as Lao Jun, Tai Shang Lao-Jun, or Tai Shang Xuanyuan Huangdi,
and also known as Lao Dun or Lao Dan, the first philosopher of Chinese Daoism and the alleged author of the Dao de jing,
Dao de jing or Tao Te Ching is an ancient classic text traditionally created to bring together the basic and most important aspects of ancient Chinese wisdom.
The text is not long, made up of 81 short chapters. Its briefness, however, does not reflect its value in the antiquity of Chinese philosophy.
The aspects of the origin of the Dao De Jing, however, are still questioned. Little is understood, for example, about the time of Laozi, primarily because no reports about him survive from that time.
The most prime mentions of him date to about 400 BCE, and it was not until about 100 BCE that a record of him was written.
Some authorities believe that the author of the Dao De Jing may, in fact, have been many men who wrote the book over the years.
Tao Te Ching | Dao De Jing
As mentioned above it is an ancient philoshophy book by an ancient chinese man known with several names but most commonly by names like –
Lao Tzu, Master Lao, or Old Master.
The Tao Te Ching by Laozi is known to be ancient wisdom for modern times, by its name it sounds a bit like Bhagvat Geeta: A sacred book of Hindus that has been read by many non-Hindus as well and known to solve their lives problems.
Lao Tzu Quotes
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
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Knowing others is intelligent;
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knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
mastering yourself is true power.
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
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Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
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The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
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Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to.
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When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.
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The best fighter is never angry.
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Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.
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If you are depressed you are living in the past.
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If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present.
Simplicity, patience, compassion.
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These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.
Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
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Be content with what you have;
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rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
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Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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At the center of your being
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you have the answer;
you know who you are
and you know what you want.
Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?
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Silence is a source of Great Strength.
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If you understand others you are smart.
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If you understand yourself you are illuminated.
If you overcome others you are powerful.
If you overcome yourself you have strength.
If you know how to be satisfied you are rich.
If you can act with vigor, you have a will.
If you don’t lose your objectives you can be long-lasting.
If you die without loss, you are eternal.
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
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Manifest plainness,
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Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.
Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
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A leader is best
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When people barely know he exists
Of a good leader, who talks little,
When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,
They will say, “We did this ourselves.
Act without expectation.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment
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To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.
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I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.
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To know that you do not know is the best.
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To think you know when you do not is a disease.
Recognizing this disease as a disease is to be free of it.
Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.
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Tao Te Ching Quotes
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
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Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness.
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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
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The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know.
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If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
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To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
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Give evil nothing to oppose
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and it will disappear by itself.
By letting go it all gets done.
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Men are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail.
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Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.
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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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To a mind that is still the whole universe surrenders.
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If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.
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To lead people, walk beside them …
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As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence.
The next best, the people honor and praise.
The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate …
When the best leader’s work is done the people say,
We did it ourselves!
all streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. humility gives it its power. if you want to govern the people, you must place yourself below them. if you want to lead the people, you must learn how to follow them.
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What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.
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I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
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Lao Tze Quotes
She does not show herself, and therefore is apparent. She does not affirm herself, and therefore is acknowledged. She does not boast and therefore has merit. She does not strive and therefore is successful. It is exactly because she does not contend, that nobody can contend with her.
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Stop leaving and you will arrive. Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found.
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The further one goes, the less one knows.
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Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.
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The Way to do is to be.
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He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.
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Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.
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So the unwanting soul
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sees what’s hidden,
and the ever-wanting soul
sees only what it wants.
There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.
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Close your mouth,
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block off your senses,
blunt your sharpness,
untie your knots,
soften your glare,
settle your dust.
This is the primal identity.
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1 He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
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When people see some things as beautiful,
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other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good,
other things become bad.
When there is no desire,
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all things are at peace.
He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty
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Because of a great love, one is courageous.
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As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it.
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Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.
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The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.
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If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.
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Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
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Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.
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Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don’t see the self as self, what do we have to fear?
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Countless words
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count less
than the silent balance
between yin and yang
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend.
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True words aren’t eloquent;
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eloquent words aren’t true.
Wise men don’t need to prove their point;
men who need to prove their point aren’t wise.
The Master has no possessions.
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The more he does for others,
the happier he is.
The more he gives to others,
the wealthier he is.
There is
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a time to live
and a time to die
but never to reject the moment.
Success is as dangerous as failure.
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Hope is as hollow as fear.
Do you have the patience to wait
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Till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
Till the right action arises by itself?
Love is a decision – not an emotion!
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Lao Tse Quotes
Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.
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The past has no power to stop you
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from being present now.
Only your grievance about
the past can do that.
What is grievance?
The baggage of old
thought and emotion.
Do you imagine the universe is agitated? Go into the desert at night and look at the stars. This practice should answer the question.
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To hold, you must first open your hand. Let go
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When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready… The teacher will Disappear.
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My teachings are easy to understand
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and easy to put into practice.
Yet your intellect will never grasp them,
and if you try to practice them,you’ll fail.
My teachings are older than the world.
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How can you grasp their meaning?
Great acts are made up of small deeds.
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If you want to know me,
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Look inside your heart.
Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
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Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.
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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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One who is too insistent on his own views finds few to agree with him.
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Taoism Quotes
When nothing is done,
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nothing is left undone.
Be still. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity
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New Beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.
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Become totally empty
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Quiet the restlessness of the mind
Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
if you want to know me, look inside your heart.
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He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
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Not-knowing is true knowledge.
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Presuming to know is a disease.
First realize that you are sick;
then you can move toward health.
To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim; to do the work and let it go: for just letting it go is what makes it stay.
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Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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There is no illusion greater than fear.
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Let it be still, and it will gradually become clear.
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Colors blind the eye
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Sounds deafen the ear.
Flavors numb the taste.
Thoughts weaken the mind.
Desires wither the heart.
If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.
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Lao Tsu
If you show yourself, you will not be seen. If you affirm yourself, you will not shine. If you boast, you will have no merit. If you promote yourself, you will have no success.
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Love is of all the passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses.
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He who acts, spoils; he who grasps, lets slip.
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The world belongs to those who let go.
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Respond to anger with virtue. Deal with difficulties while they are still easy. Handle the great while it is still small.
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To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.
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Shape clay into a vessel;
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It is the space within that makes it useful.
Cut doors and windows for a room;
It is the holes which make it useful.
Therefore benefit comes from what is there;
Usefulness from what is not there.
What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out.
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When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty, there arises the recognition of ugliness. When they all know the good as good, there arises the recognition of evil.
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Take care with the end as you do with the beginning.
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The person of superior integrity
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does not insist upon his integrity.
For this reason, he has integrity.
The person of inferior integrity
never loses sight of his integrity;
For this reason, he lacks integrity.
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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In the end,
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The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on
and gained by those who let go.
Laozi Quotes
Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose.
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A man is born gentle and weak; at his death he is hard and stiff. All things, including the grass and trees, are soft and pliable in life; dry and brittle in death. Stiffness is thus a companion of death; flexibility a companion of life. An army that cannot yield will be defeated. A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind. The hard and stiff will be broken; the soft and supple will prevail.
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The difficult problems in life always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being small.
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Knowing others is wisdom;
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Knowing the self is enlightenment.
Mastering others requires force;
Mastering the self requires strength;
He who knows he has enough is rich.
Perseverance is a sign of will power.
Failure is an opportunity.
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If you blame someone else,
there is no end to the blame.
Therefore the Master
fulfills her own obligations
and corrects her own mistakes.
She does what she needs to do
and demands nothing of others.
He is free from self- display, and therefore he shines;
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Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.
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If you are untrustworthy, people will not trust you.
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Be like water.
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The wise man does not lay up his own treasures.
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The more he gives to others,
the more he has for his own.
Fill your bowl to the brim
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and it will spill.
Keep sharpening your knife
and it will blunt.
Chase after money and security
and your heart will never unclench.
Care about people’s approval
and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back.
The only path to serenity.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Watch your step.
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Just remain in the center; watching. And then forget that you are there.
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He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love.
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A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick. If, when you see the symptoms, you can tell, Your cure is quick.
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A sound man knows that sickness makes him sick and before he catches it his cure is quick.
A good traveler leaves no tracks. Good speech lacks fault-finding.
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Lao Zi
When goodness is lost there is morality.
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Тhe gentle overcomes the rigid.
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The slow overcomes the fast.
The weak overcomes the strong.
Everyone knows that the yielding overcomes the stiff,
and the soft overcomes the hard.
Yet no one applies this knowledge.
Тhe gentle overcomes the rigid.
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The slow overcomes the fast.
The weak overcomes the strong.
…
Everyone knows that the yielding overcomes the stiff,
and the soft overcomes the hard.
Yet no one applies this knowledge.
If you search everywhere, yet cannot find what you are seeking, it is because what you seek is already in your possession.
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The road you can talk about is not the road you can walk on
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The Wise Man is square but not sharp, honest but not not malign, straight but not severe, bright but not dazzling.
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If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.
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The hard and mighty lie beneath the ground
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While the tender and weak dance on the breeze above.
Clay is fashioned into vessels; but it is on their empty hollowness, that their use depends.
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Do not conquer the world with force, for force only causes resistance. Thorns spring up when an army passes. Years of misery follow a great victory. Do only what needs to be done without using violence.
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The master observes the world but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. He prefers what is within to what is without.
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in the pursuit of knowledge:
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everyday something is added.
in the pursuit of enlightenment:
everyday something is dropped.
True words are not fancy. Fancy words are not true. The good do not debate. Debaters are not good.
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Tao Quotes
The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is because they do not live of, or for, themselves.
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If you want to lead them you must place yourself behind them.
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free from desire, you realize the mystery
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caught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.
Boasting of wealth and virtue brings your demise.
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The heart that gives, gathers.
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Knowing how to yield is strength
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Every step is on the path.
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The inner is foundation of the outer
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The still is master of the restless
The Sage travels all day
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yet never leaves his inner treasure
Water is fluid, soft & yielding but water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield … what is soft is strong.
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When the work is done, and one’s name is becoming distinguished, to withdraw into obscurity is the way of Heaven.
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