Lao Tzu Quotes
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Perfect kindness acts without thinking of kindness.
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He who controls the past controls the future.
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The fourth (of the four cardinal virtues) is supportiveness: this manifests as service to others without expectation of reward. (Paraphrased: Such service is not a mere conforming to some external rule of behavior, but instead a manifestation of your original nature).
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The True Person governs by emptying the heart of desire and filling the belly with food, weakening ambitions and strengthening bones.
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The Tao never acts with force, yet there is nothing that it can not do.
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The greatest teacher has nothing to say. He simply gives himself in service, and never worries.
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Other people are occupied, I alone am unwilling, like the outcast.
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Heavy is the root of light.
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In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Moderation means prevention. Prevention means achieving much virtue.
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Be merciful, moderate, and modest.
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Why is the tao so valuable? Because it is everywhere, and everyone can use it. This is why those who seek will find, And those who reform will be forgiven; Why the good will be rewarded, And the thief who is cunning will escape.
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The rigid and big belong below. The soft and weak belong above.
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Weapons are the tools of violence;all decent men detest them.Weapons are the tools of fear;a decent man will avoid themexcept in the direst necessityand, if compelled, will use themonly with the utmost restraint.Peace is his highest value.If the peace has been shattered,how can he be content?His enemies are not demons,but human beings like himself.He doesn't wish them personal harm.Nor does he rejoice in victory.How could he rejoice in victoryand delight in the slaughter of men?He enters a battle gravely,with sorrow and with great compassion,as if he were attending a funeral.
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The new life created by the final integration is self-aware yet without ego, capable of inhabiting a body yet not attached to it, and guided by wisdom rather than emotion. Whole and virtuous, it can never die.
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The one who does not honor the teacher and the one who does not honor the task, although ever so knowledgeable, they are confused.
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The subtlest of subtleties, this is the gateway to all mysteries.
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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple.
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The one who can dissolve her mind will suddenly discover the Tao at her feet.
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Carrying body and soul and embracing the one, Can you avoid separation?