Men are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry.
LAO TZUEmpty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace.
More Lao Tzu Quotes
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There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.
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“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.
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Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are.
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All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.
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As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it.
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We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.
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Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know.
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The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
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When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready. The teacher will Disappear.
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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Just remain in the center; watching. And then forget that you are there.
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Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
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