Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
LAOZIThe wise man knows he doesn’t know.
More Laozi Quotes
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The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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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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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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What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Every step is on the path.
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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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The light of the Way seems dim.
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Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.
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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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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 more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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