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.
LAOZIMan’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
More Laozi Quotes
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Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Meet the big while it is small.
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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 sage acts by doing nothing.
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Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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The wise man knows without traveling.
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Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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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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He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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