Lao Tzu Quotes
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Lightly given promises must meet with little trust.
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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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Embrace simplicity. Put others first. Desire little.
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If you worry more for others' beliefs, then you will be their slave.
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Other people have more than they need, I alone seem wanting.
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Realize thy Simple Self, Embrace thy Original Nature.
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Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner.
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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Things are not worth attending to, yet they have to be attended to.
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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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Practice not-doing and everything will fall into place.
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Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
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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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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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If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.
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Keep your mouth shut, and close up the doors of sight and sound, and as long as you live you will have no vexation. But open your mouth, or become inquisitive, and you will be in trouble all your life long.
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When bitter enemies make peace, surely some bitterness remains.
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Great, it passes on (in constant flow).
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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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Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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Going back to the origin is called peace; it means reversion to destiny. Reversion to destiny is called eternity. Those who know eternity are called enlightened.
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When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Can you care for the people and rule the country and not be cunning?