Laozi Quotes

That, which others compress - will widen up and open. That, which others weaken - will strengthen. That, which others destroy - will blossom. Whoever wished to take something from the other, will inevitably loose his own.

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The highest truth cannot be put into words.

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Pounding an edge to sharpness will not make it last.

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A good calculator does not need artificial aids.

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That which offers no resistance, overcomes the hardest substances.

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The people starve because those above them eat too much tax-grain. That is the only reason why they starve.

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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory. - Diane Arbus By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.

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To be brave without compassion, generous without moderation, and rule without refraining from being first in the world, are certain deaths.

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Though (the Tao) is uncreated itself, it creates all things. Because it has no substance, it can enter into where there is no space. Exercising by returning to itself, winning victories by remaining gentle and yielding, it is softer than anything, and therefore overcomes everything hard.

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When taxes are too high, people go hungry.

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So the unwanting soul sees what's hidden, and the ever-wanting soul sees only what it wants.

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Trustable words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not trustable.

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The wise man looks back into the past, and does not grieve over what is far off, nor rejoice over what is near; for he knows that time is without end.

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What resists, persists.

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If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he must follow them from behind.

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Live simply and virtuously, true to your nature, drawing no line between what is spiritual and what is not.

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He (the Sage) does not show off, therefore he shines.

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Who can rest until the moment of action?

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Thus an army without flexibility never wins a battle. A tree that is unbending is easily broken.

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Always without desire we must be found, If its deep mystery we would sound; But if desire always within us be, Its outer fringe is all that we shall see.

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