Lao Tzu Quotes
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The farther you go, the less you know.
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Can you dissolve your ego? Can you abandon the idea of self and other? Can you relinquish the notions of male and female, short and long, life and death? Can you let go of all these dualities and embrace the Tao without skepticism or panic? If so, you can reach the heart of the Integral Oneness.
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The light of the Way seems dim.
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Nothing is weaker than water, Yet for overcoming what is hard and strong, Nothing surpasses it.
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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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With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Great talents ripen late; the highest notes are hard to hear.
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All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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The noble must make humility his root.
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The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
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A great country is like the lower outlet of a river. It is the world's meeting ground, the world's female.
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There is no illusion great than fear.
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The value of actions lies in their timing.
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The highest benevolence acts without purpose.
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Empty your mind of all thoughts.
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The nameless is the beginning of Heaven and Earth. The named is the mother of all things.
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The sense organs, which are limited in scope and ability, randomly gather information. This partial information is arranged into judgments, which are based on previous judgments, which are usually based on someone else's foolish ideas. These false concepts and ideas are then stored in a highly selective memory system.
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Few things under heaven bring more benefit than the lessons learned from silence and the actions taken without striving.
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To rule by knowledge ravages the country.
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The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, Having bestowed all he has on others, he has yet more; having given all he has to others, he is richer still.
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A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Seek not happiness too greedily and be not fearful of happiness.
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Stop thinking, and end your problems. What difference between yes and no? What difference between success and failure? Must you value what others value, avoid what others avoid? How ridiculous!
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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.