A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
LAOZIA multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
More Laozi Quotes
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Meet the big while it is small.
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Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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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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Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.
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In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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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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To know you have enough is to be rich.
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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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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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In 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.
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He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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The light of the Way seems dim.
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The wise man knows without traveling.
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What resists, persists.
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Wear down to be renewed.
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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 want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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