Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
LAOZIMan’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
More Laozi Quotes
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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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From caring comes courage.
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No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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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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If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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The sage acts by doing nothing.
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Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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The farther you go, the less you know.
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