Laozi Quotes, Gold Quotes, Jade Quotes

Better stop short than fill to the brim. Oversharpen the blade, and the edge will soon blunt. Amass a store of gold and jade, and no one can protect it.

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My words have an origin. My deeds have a sovereign. Truly, because people do not understand this, they do not understand me.

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We desire to understand the world by giving names to the things we see, but these things are only the effects of something subtle.

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Those who do not trust enough should not be trusted.

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Try to change it and you will ruin it. Try to hold it and you will lose it.

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Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.

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The unyielding army will not win.

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If you want to be given everything, give everything up.

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The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good. The best leader follows the will of the people. All of the embody the virtue of non-competition. Not that they don't love to compete, but they do it in the spirit of play. In this they are like children and in harmony with the Tao.

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One's own self or material goods, which has more worth? Loss (of self) or possession (of goods), which is the greater evil? He who loves most, spends most, He who hoards much loses much

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The most fundamental seems fickle.

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Just as the value of a house lies in its location, The value of a mind lies in its depth, The value of giving lies in the presence of a generous spirit, The value of words lies in their reliability.

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There is no calamity greater than lightly engaging in war.

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To be learned, add something each day. To be enlightened drop something each day.

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Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

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The highest benevolence acts without purpose.

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No thought, no action, no movement, total stillness: only thus can one manifest the true nature and law of things from within and unconsciously, and at last become one with heaven and earth.

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The real is empty and the empty real

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Pursue without interfering.

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Good Government is not intrusive the people are hardly aware of it; the next best is felt yet loved; then comes that which is known and feared; the worst government is hated.

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