Lao Tzu Quotes
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I will be fond of keeping still, and the people will of themselves become correct.
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Health is the greatest possession.
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Deal with difficult tasks while they are easy. Act on large issues while they are small.
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The sage never strives for the great, and thereby the great is achieved.
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Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
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You cannot know the body by studying the finger, and you cannot understand the universe by learning one science.
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Failure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else, there is no end to the blame. Therefore the Master fulfills her own obligations and corrects her own mistakes. She does what she needs to do and demands nothing of others.
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The men who are great live with that which is substantial, they do not stay with that which is superficial; they abide with realities, they do not remain with what is showy. The one they discard, the other they hold.
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Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river.
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A good speaker does not stutter.
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Peace is our natural state of being.
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He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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A man's excellence is like that of water; It benefits all things without striving; It takes to the low places shunned by men. Water is akin to Tao. . . . In all the earth nothing weaker than water, Yet in attacking the hard, nothing superior, Nothing so certain in wearing down strength: There is no way to resist it. Note then: The weak conquer the strong, The yielding outlast the aggressors.
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Throw away sacredness and wisdom and people will be one hundred times happier.
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There was something formless and perfect before the universe was born. It is serene. Empty. Solitary. Unchanging. Infinite. Eternally present. It is the mother of the universe. For lack of a better name, I call it the Tao. It flows through all things, inside and outside, and returns to the origin of all things. The Tao is great. The universe is great. Earth is great. Man is great. These are the four great powers. Man follows the earth. Earth follows the universe. The universe follows the Tao. The Tao follows only itself.
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Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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What has no substance can penetrate what has no opening.
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No weapon is sharper than will.
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If you want to know me, look inside your heart.
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A sage is skilled at helping people without excluding anyone.
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Do you think that you can clear your mind by sitting constantly in silent meditation? This makes your mind narrow, not clear. Integral awareness is fluid and adaptable, present in all places and at all times. That is true meditation. ... The Tao is clear and simple, and it doesn't avoid the world.
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Solve it before it happens. Order it before chaos emerges.
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The Tao is like a well; used but never used up.