Laozi Quotes, Nature Quotes, Law Quotes

All things in nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfill their function and make no claim. All things alike do their work, and then we see them subside. When they have reached their bloom, each returns to its origin. . . . This reversion is an eternal law. To know that law is wisdom.

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Nature's way is simple and easy, but men prefer the intricate and artificial.

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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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Peace and quiet are preferred. Victory should not be praised.

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Whoever is capable of knowing when they have had enough will always be satisfied.

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Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves.

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Heaven's net is very vast. It is sparsely meshed, yet nothing slips through.

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Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows.

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These possessions of a simpleton being the three I choose and cherish: to care, to be fair, to be humble.

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The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.

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If Heaven were not clear it might rend. If Earth were not firm it might crumble.

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The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.

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Favor and disgrace are like fear. Favor is in a higher place, and disgrace in a lower place. When you win them you are like being in fear, and when you lose them you are also like being in fear. So favor and disgrace are like fear.

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The master understands that the universe is forever out of control

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Supreme good is like water. Water greatly benefits all things, without conflict. It flows through places that people loathe. Thereby it is close to the Way.

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Knowledge of the eternal is all-embracing. To be all-embracing leads to righteousness, which is majestic.

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To have enough of enough is always enough.

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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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To delight in conquest is to delight in slaughter.

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Only those who leisurely approach that which the masses are busy about can be busy about that which the masses take leisurely.

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