Lao Tzu Quotes
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Realize thy Simple Self, Embrace thy Original Nature.
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What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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If I have just an ounce of sense, I follow the great Way, and fear only to stray from it.
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Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know.
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Embrace simplicity. Put others first. Desire little.
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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.
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Letting the mind control the vital breath is called force.
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Lay plans for the accomplishment of the difficult before it becomes difficult; make something big by starting with it when small.
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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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The small is easy to scatter.
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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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Know the white, But keep the black, Be an example to the world! Being an example to the world, Ever true and unwavering, Return to the infinite.
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All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.
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The grandest virtue seems deficient.
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Other people have more than they need, I alone seem wanting.
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The Way that can be walked is not the eternal Way.
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People aren't against you; they are for themselves. The most dangerous risk of all - the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later. He who conquers others is strong, he who conquers himself is mighty.
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The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends... then self mastery can be sought.
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Knowing the bright, but clinging to the dark, you become a model to the world.
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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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Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear. What does it mean that success is a dangerous as failure? Whether you go up the ladder or down it, you position is shaky. When you stand with your two feet on the ground, you will always keep your balance. What does it mean that hope is as hollow as fear? Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don't see the self as self, what do we have to fear? See the world as your self. Have faith in the way things are. Love the world as your self; then you can care for all things.
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When bitter enemies make peace, surely some bitterness remains.
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Why not simply honor your parents, love your children, help your brothers and sisters, be faithful to your friends, care for your mate with devotion, complete your work cooperatively and joyfully, assume responsibility for problems, practice virtue without first demanding it of others, understand the highest truths yet retain an ordinary manner? That would be true clarity, true simplicity, true mastery.
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Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner.