Lao Tzu Quotes
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Practice non-action. Work without doing.
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If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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The noble must make humility his root.
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Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.
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We desire to understand the world by giving names to the things we see, but these things are only the effects of something subtle.
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The leader's main job is to make themselves obsolete.
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Praise and disgrace cause fear.
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Meandering leads to perfection.
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Activity conquers coldness. Stillness conquers heat.
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When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.
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When much virtue is achieved, nothing is not overcome.
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The Master's power is like this. He lets all things come and go effortlessly, without desire. He never expects results; thus he is never disappointed. He is never disappointed; thus his spirit never grows old.
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The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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Find a teacher who is an integral being, a beacon who extends his light and virtue with equal ease to those who appreciate him and those who don't. Shape yourself in his mold, bathe in his nourishing radiance, and reflect it out to the rest of the world.
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The Tao is like a well; used but never used up.
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Because of deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world.
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Can you be still and look inside?If so, then you know the truth is always available, and always responsive.
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Correct becomes defect. Good becomes ominous. People's delusions have certainly lasted long.
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I am at peace, and people become fair by themselves.
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Those who have compassion when they do battle will be victorious. Those who likewise defend themselves will be safe. Heaven will rescue and protect them with compassion.
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The first practice is the practice of undiscriminating virtue: take care of those who are deserving; also, and equally, take care of those who are not. When you extend your virtue in all directions without discriminating, you feet are firmly planted on the path that returns to the Tao.
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A follower of the Way (Tao) loses something each day. Loss after loss until arriving at Non Action (Wu Wei).
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He who knows how to be aggressive, and yet remains patient, becomes a receptacle for all of Nature's lessons.
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Act without doing; work without effort. Think of the small as large and the few as many. Confront the difficult while it is still easy; accomplish the great task by a series of small acts. The Master never reaches for the great; thus she achieves greatness. When she runs into a difficulty, she stops and gives herself to it. She doesn't cling to her own comfort; thus problems are no problem for her.