Lao Tzu Quotes
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In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Knowing constancy, the mind is open. With an open mind, you will be openhearted. Being openhearted you will act royally. Being royal, you will attain the divine. Being divine, you will be at one with the Tao. Being at one with the Tao is eternal. Though the body dies, the Tao will never pass away.
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The man of knowledge acquires something new everyday, and the man of Tao lets go of something new every day.
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Racing and hunting excite man's heart to madness.
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A good wanderer leaves no trace.
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The forceful and violent will not die from natural causes.
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If princes and kings were not exalted they might be overthrown.
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The sage governs by emptying senses and filling bellies.
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Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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Stillness is easy to maintain.
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Yielding is the way of the Tao.
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The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.
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Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength.
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The Way is empty, yet inexhaustible, like an abyss!
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Reputation should be neither sought nor avoided.
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Who can wait in stillness while the mud settles?
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The greatest revelation is stillness.
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Heaven is eternal, earth everlasting. they endure this way because they do not live for themselves. in the same way, the wise person puts himself last, and thereby finds himself first, holds himself outside, and thereby remains at the center, abandons himself, and is thereby fulfilled.
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The Tao principle is what happens of itself.
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Heaven and Earth last for ever. Why do Heaven and Earth last for ever? They are unborn, so ever living. The sage stays behind, thus he is ahead. He is detached, thus at one with all. Through selfless action, he attains fulfillment.
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The world is a sacred vessel that cannot be changed. He who changes it will destroy it. He who seizes it will lose it.
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In the end, The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go.
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The best fighter is never angry.
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The highest virtue is not virtuous. Therefore it has virtue. The lowest virtue holds on to virtue. Therefore it has no virtue.