We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.
LAO TZUSilence is a source of Great Strength.
More Lao Tzu Quotes
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To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
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Because of a great love, one is courageous
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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
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When goodness is lost there is morality.
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
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Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.
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The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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Time is a created thing. To say I don’t have time, is like saying, I don’t want to.
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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
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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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If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.
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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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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 thinking, and end your problems.
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Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
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