Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
LAOZIThe more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
More Laozi Quotes
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…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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The farther you go, the less you know.
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From caring comes courage.
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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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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 sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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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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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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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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What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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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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What resists, persists.
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Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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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 world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Meandering leads to perfection.
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To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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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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