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.
LAOZIWeapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
More Laozi Quotes
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If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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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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Health is the greatest possession.
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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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When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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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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Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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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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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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Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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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 world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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