Excellent warriors are not violent.
LAOZISome lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
More Laozi Quotes
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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.
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A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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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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The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Wear down to be renewed.
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No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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