The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
LAOZIWhen the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
More Laozi Quotes
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The light of the Way seems dim.
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A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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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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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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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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If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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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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Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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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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See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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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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To lead, one must follow.
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He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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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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Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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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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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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