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.
LAOZIIn 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.
More Laozi Quotes
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Meet the big while it is small.
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Make the small big and the few many.
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Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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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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Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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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 world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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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 Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.
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Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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Wear down to be renewed.
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To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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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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A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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The sage acts by doing nothing.
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The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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