Lao Tzu Quotes
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To rule by knowledge ravages the country.
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My words are easy to understand and easy to perform, Yet no man under heaven knows them or practices them.
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He who is attached to things will suffer much.
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It is wisdom to know others. It is enlightenment to know oneself.
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Who can enjoy enlightenment and remain indifferent to suffering in the world? This is not in keeping with the Way. Only those who increase their service along with their understanding can be called men and women of Tao.
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. . . Intelligence is not the same thing as wisdom.
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Not-knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease. First realize that you are sick; then you can move toward health.
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Loving, hating, having expectations: all these are attachments. Attachment prevents the growth of one's true being.
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The longer you travel, the less you know.
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The group will not prosper if the leader grabs the lion's share of the credit for the good work that has been done.
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A good traveler leaves no tracks. Good speech lacks fault-finding.
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Knowing the bright, but clinging to the dark, you become a model to the world.
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Hold on to the center and make up your mind to rejoice in this paradise called life.
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Let people return to making knots on ropes, instead of writing.
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Take time to listen to what is said without words, to obey the law too subtle to be written, to worship the unnameable and to embrace the unformed.
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Arms are instruments of ill omen.... When one is compelled to use them, it is best to do so without relish. There is no glory in victory, and to glorify it despite this is to exult in the killing of men.... When great numbers of people are killed, one should weep over them with sorrow. When victorious in war, one should observe mourning rites.
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...the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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The Way that can be walked is not the eternal Way.
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Gently eliminating all obstacles to his own understanding, he constantly maintains his unconditional sincerity. His humility, perseverance, and adaptability evoke the response of the universe and fill him with divine light.