Lao Tzu Quotes

It is wealth to be content.
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Having given all he had He then is very rich indeed.
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
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A terrace nine stories high begins with a pile of earth.
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Manifest plainness Embrace simplicity Reduce selfishness Have few desires.
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Knowing others is wisdom knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
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He who conquers others is strong he who conquers himself is mighty.
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He who has not faith in others shall find no faith in them.
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Love is of all passions the strongest for it attacks simultaneously the head the heart and the senses.
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Nature is not human-hearted.
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He who has not faith in others shall find no faith in them.
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Love is of all passions the strongest for it attacks simultaneously the head the heart and the senses.
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Nature is not human-hearted.
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As for the best leaders the people do not notice their existence. The next best the people honour 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!'
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To lead the people walk behind them.
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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
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Seek not happiness too greedily and be not fearful of unhappiness.
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Manifest plainness Embrace simplicity Reduce selfishness Have few desires.
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The way to do is to be.
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He who is contented is rich.
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He who has no faith in others shall find no faith in them.
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Failure is the foundation of success and the means by which it is achieved.
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The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls but in the space within to be lived in.
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As the soft yield of water cleaves obstinate stone So to yield with life solves the insolvable: To yield I have learned is to come back again.
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As the soft yield of water cleaves obstinate stone So to yield with life solves the insolvable: To yield I have learned is to come back again.
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Too much thinking causes confusion and anxietybetter to stick with the simplicity of Tao
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Let go of rousing speechand identification with thoughtsUntil your endyou will never be jaded
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The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
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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 of all leaders is the one who helps people so that eventually they don’t need him.
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Тhe gentle overcomes the rigid.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.
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Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are.When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
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If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.
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The Master, by residing in the Tao,sets an example for all beings.Because he doesn't display himself,people can see his light.Because he has nothing to prove,people can trust his words.Because he doesn't know who he is,people recognize themselves in him.Because he has no goal in mind,everything he does succeeds.
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Manifest plainness,Embrace simplicity,Reduce selfishness,Have few desires.
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Material and infinite are inseparableAppreciating their interconnectednessis the gateway to understanding
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Be content with what you have;rejoice in the way things are.When you realize there is nothing lacking,the whole world belongs to you.
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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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Love is a decision - not an emotion!
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Following the Universal Way means practicing selflessness and extending virtue to the world unconditionally. In this way one not only eliminates the heavy contamination accumulated throughout many lifetimes but may also bring about the possibility of restoring one's original divine nature and become an integral being of the multi-universe.
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If the people never fear death,what is the purpose of threatening to kill them?If the people ever fear death,and I were to capture and kill those who are devious,who would dare to be so?If the people must be ever fearful of death,then there will always be an executioner.Now,To kill in place of the executionerIs likeHewing wood in place of the master carpenter;Few indeed will escape cutting their own hands!
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Knowing others is Wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment
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Choose food, clothing, and shelter that accords with nature.Rely on your own body for transportation. Allow your work and your recreation to be one and the same. Do exercise that develops your whole being and not just your body. Listen to music that bridges the three spheres of your being. Choose leaders for their virtue rather than their wealth or power. Serve others and cultivate yourself simultaneously. Understand that true growth comes from meeting and solving problems of life in a way that is harmonizing to yourself and to others. If you can follow these simple old ways, you will be continually renewed.
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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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Allow the heart to empty itself of all turmoil! Retrieve the utter tranquility of the mind from which you issued.Although all forms are dynamic,and we all grow and transform,each of us is compelled to return to our root. Our root is quietude.
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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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To speak little is natural. Therefore a gale does not blow a whole morning nor does a downpour last a whole day.
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No one can insult me, because I do not want respect.No one can defeat me, because I have given up the idea of winning.How can you defeat me? You can only defeat someone who wants to win.
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Heaven's net is wide, but its mesh is fine
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The Master, by residing in the Tao,sets an example for all beings.Because he doesn't display himself,people can see his light.Because he has nothing to prove,people can trust his
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As to the roaming of sages,They move in utter emptiness,Let their minds meander in the great nothingness;They run beyond conventionAnd go through where there is no gateway.They listen to the soundlessAnd look at the formless,They are not constrained by societyAnd not bound to its customs.- Lao-tzu
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Lao Tzu "The key to growth is the introductionof higher dimensions of consciousnessinto our awareness.
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The more laws and restrictions there are,The poorer people become....The more rules and regulations,The more thieves and robbers.
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Silence is a source of Great Strength.
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Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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The best fighter is never angry.
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free from desire, you realize the mysterycaught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.
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Rushing into action, you fail.Trying to grasp things, you lose them.Forcing a project to completion,you ruin what was almost ripe.Therefore the Master takes actionby letting things take their course.He remains as calm at the end as at the beginning.He has nothing,thus has nothing to lose.What he desires is non-desire;what he learns is to unlearn.He simply reminds peopleof who they have always been.He cares about nothing but the Tao.Thus he can care for all things.
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Failure is an opportunity.If you blame someone else,there is no end to the blame.Therefore the Masterfulfills her own obligationsand corrects her own mistakes.She does what she needs to doand demands nothing of others.
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Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend.
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