Laozi Quotes, Taoism Quotes, Way Quotes

Words spoken about the Way have no taste. When looked at, there's not enough to see. When listened to, there's not enough to hear. When used, it is never exhausted.

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Must one dread what others dread?

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Express yourself completely, then keep quiet. Be like the forces of nature: when it blows, there is only wind; when it rains, there is only rain; when the clouds pass, the sun shines through. If you open yourself to the Tao, you are at one with the Tao and you can embody it completely. If you open yourself to insight, you are at one with insight and you can use it completely. If you open yourself to loss, you are at one with loss and you can accept it completely. Open yourself to the Tao, then trust your natural responses; and everything will fall into place.

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Let people return to making knots on ropes, instead of writing.

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How do I become still? By flowing with the stream.

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Those who defeat others are strong, those who defeat themselves are mighty.

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The best leaders are those their people hardly know exist. The next best is a leader who is loved and praised. Next comes the one who is feared. The worst one is the leader that is despised ... The best leaders value their words, and use them sparingly. When they have accomplished their task, the people say, "Amazing! We did it, all by ourselves!

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Goodness strives not, and therefore it is not rebuked.

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As for the "proper way:" it is the beginning of disorder.

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Battles are followed by years of famine.

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Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it's own accord.

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The sage desires no desire, does not value rare treasures, learns without learning, recovers what people have left behind.

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Not-knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease. First realize that you are sick; then you can move toward health.

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Those who know it do not speak about it. Those who speak about it do not know it.

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Between yea and nay, how much difference is there?

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That which offers no resistance, overcomes the hardest substances.

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Meandering leads to perfection.

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Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose

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To bear the country's disgrace is to rule the shrines of soil and grain. To bear the country's misfortunes is to be the king of the world.

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Those who die without being forgotten get longevity.

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