Lao Tzu on darkness
Lao Tzu95 quotes“Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding.”
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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.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Love is a decision – not an emotion!
Lao TzuLao Tzu Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
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Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The story was a sleeping girl in a narrow bed Dark hair thick and wild and twisted like seaweed across the pillow.
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Henri BergsonHenri Bergson If you are afraid of the dark, why do you keep on going back to it? You might be afraid of the light.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland About Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.
Michael CaineMichael Caine Don’t fret the darkness in their souls it is their burden to carry not yours.
Doua HreicheDoua Hreiche I couldn’t resist him, his eyes were like yours, his hair was exactly the shade of brown. He’s just not as tall, but I couldn’t tell, it was dark and I was lying down.
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