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If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Men are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry.
Lao TzuLao Tzu To know that you do not know is the best.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
Lao TzuLao Tzu The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know.
Lao TzuLao Tzu “He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.
Lao TzuLao Tzu A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
Lao TzuLao Tzu A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Stop thinking, and end your problems.
Lao TzuLao Tzu A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Great acts are made up of small deeds.
Lao TzuLao Tzu To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
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