Heavy is the root of light.
LAOZIThe wise man knows he doesn’t know.
More Laozi Quotes
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The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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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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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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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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When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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From caring comes courage.
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He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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