A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
LAOZIBe gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
More Laozi Quotes
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Nature is not human hearted.
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In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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Meet the big while it is small.
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Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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The great image lacks shape.
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Meandering leads to perfection.
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Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Return animosity with virtue.
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When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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