Lao Tzu Quotes
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Do not look only at yourself, and you will see much. Do not justify yourself, and you will be distinguished. Do not brag, and you will have merit. Do not be prideful, and your work will endure.
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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 best way to manage anything is by making use of its own nature.
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When much virtue is achieved, nothing is not overcome.
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The (method of) correction shall by a turn become distortion, and the good in it shall by a turn become evil.
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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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The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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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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Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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The whole world says that my Way is great like nothing else. It is great because it is like nothing else. If it were like everything else, it would long ago have become insignificant.
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A government can be compared to our lungs. Our lungs are best when we don't realize they are helping us breathe. It is when we are constantly aware of our lungs that we know they have come down with an illness.
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When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.
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Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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Leadership is your ability to hide your panic from others.
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The wise leader settles for good work and then lets others have the floor.
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Some help others in order to receive blessings and admiration. This is simply meaningless. Some cultivate themselves in part to serve others, in part to serve their own pride. They will understand, at best, half of the truth. But those who improve themselves for the sake of the world - to these, the whole truth of the universe will be revealed.
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Nothing is weaker than water, Yet for overcoming what is hard and strong, Nothing surpasses it.
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When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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The leader's main job is to make themselves obsolete.
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There is no greater fault than sensual indulgence. There is no greater misfortune than malcontent. There is no greater calamity than greed.