With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
LAOZIMake the small big and the few many.
More Laozi Quotes
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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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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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Return animosity with virtue.
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Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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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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When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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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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If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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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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Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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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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Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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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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The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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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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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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