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  • Accept disgrace willingly... Accept being unimportant... Surrender yourself humbly; then you can be trusted to care for all things. Love the world as your own self; then you can truly care for all things.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Love Quotes , Self Quotes
  • There is something obscure which is complete before heaven and earth arose; tranquil, quiet, standing alone without change, moving without peril. It could be the mother of everything. Not knowing its name, I call it Tao.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Mother Quotes , Moving Quotes
  • Without opening your door, you can open your heart to the world. Without looking out your window, you can see the essence of the Tao. The more you know, the less you understand. The Master arrives without leaving, sees the light without looking, achieves without doing a thing.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Heart Quotes , Light Quotes
  • So sometimes things are ahead and sometimes they are behind; Sometimes breathing is hard, sometimes it comes easily; Sometimes there is strength and sometimes weakness; Sometimes one is up and sometimes down. Therefore the sage avoids extremes, excesses, and complacency.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Strength Quotes , Breathing Quotes
  • When they lose their sense of awe, people turn to religion. When they no longer trust themselves, they begin to depend upon authority. Therefore the Master steps back so that people won't be confused. He teaches without a teaching, so that people will have nothing to learn.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Confused Quotes , Teaching Quotes
  • Why are the people starving?- Because their grain is being eaten up by the taxes That's why they're starving Why are people rebellious?- Because those above them meddle in their lives That's why they're rebellious Why do people regard death so lightly?- Because they are so involved with their own living That's why they regard death so lightly In the end, The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Life Quotes , Letting Go Quotes