Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
LAOZIQuarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
More Laozi Quotes
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The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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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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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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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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Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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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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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Meandering leads to perfection.
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From caring comes courage.
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What resists, persists.
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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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Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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