Lao Tzu Quotes
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Those who have hardened, have a covenant with Death. Those who remain gentle are conjoined with Life.
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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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How do I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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If you fail to honor your people, They will fail to honor you; It is said of a good leader that When the work is done, the aim fulfilled, The people will say, "We did this ourselves."
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The way to use life is to do nothing through acting, The way to use life is to do everything through being.
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I do not act, and people become reformed by themselves.
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The sage embraces the one, and is an example to the world.
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Everything will settle in its own place automatically.
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He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong.
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Conquering the world and changing it, I do not think it can succeed.
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A good traveler leaves no tracks. Good speech lacks fault-finding.
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The moment truth is asserted, it becomes false.
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Nurture the spontaneous peaceful life.
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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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When the Way governs the world, the proud stallions drag dung carriages. When the Way is lost to the world, war horses are bred outside the city.
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The master understands that the universe is forever out of control.
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The virtuous carry out the settlement, but those without virtue pursue their claims.
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Thorn bushes grow where armies have camped.
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Can you open and close the gate of Heaven and act like a woman?
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If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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To joy in conquest is to joy in the loss of human life.
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Greed is costly. Assembled fortunes are lost.
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I will be fond of keeping still, and the people will of themselves become correct.
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When many people are killed, they should be mourned and lamented. Those who are victorious in war should follow the rites of funerals.