The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
LAO TZUAvoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
More Lao Tzu Quotes
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Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.
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Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don’t see the self as self, what do we have to fear?
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love.
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Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
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If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.
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Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
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The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness.
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Stop leaving and you will arrive. Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found.
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Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding.
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To know that you do not know is the best.
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Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose.
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Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.
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Great acts are made up of small deeds.
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