Laozi Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

. . . Intelligence is not the same thing as wisdom.

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Bend and you will be straight.

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A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.

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If you correct your mind the rest of your life will fall into place.

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But in the present day men cast off gentleness, and are all for being bold; they spurn frugality, and retain only extravagance; they discard humility, and aim only at being first. Therefore they shall surely perish.

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We go from birth to death. Three out of ten follow life. Three out of ten follow death. People who rush from birth to death are also three out of ten. Why is that so? Because they want to make too much of life.

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The ten thousand things flourish and then each returns to the root from which it came. Returning to the root is stillness. Through stillness each fulfils its destiny.

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Seal the openings, shut the doors, dull the sharpness, untie the knots, dim the light, become one with the dust. This is called the profound union.

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He who steals a hook shall be hanged; while he who steals the state shall be crowned as prince.

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A great country needs more people to serve it. A small country needs more people to serve. So, if both shall get what they need, the great country ought to yield.

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Wise travelers always stop short before they come to danger.

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The more sharp weapons people have in a country, the bigger the disorder will be.

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Pounding an edge to sharpness will not make it last.

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The feminine values are the fountain of bliss. Know the masculine, Keep to the feminine.

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The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to. It is content with the low places that people disdain. Thus it is like the Tao. In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present. When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

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The way of heaven is to help and not harm.

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Great talents ripen late; the highest notes are hard to hear.

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Attending fully and becoming supple, Can you be as a newborn babe?

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Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature. The way of nature is unchanging. Knowing constancy is insight.

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What is well rooted cannot be pulled up. What is firmly grasped will not slip loose. It will be honoured from generation to generation.

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