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 TZUTo see things in the seed, that is genius.
More Lao Tzu Quotes
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Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don’t see the self as self, what do we have to fear?
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Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend.
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Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.
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One accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
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Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.
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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.
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Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.
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Take care with the end as you do with the beginning.
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
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He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love.
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Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.
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Just remain in the center; watching. And then forget that you are there.
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If you are untrustworthy, people will not trust you.
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