He is free from self- display, and therefore he shines.
LAO TZUWhen you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.
More Lao Tzu Quotes
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
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Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.
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Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.
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Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear.
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When there is no desire, all things are at peace.
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When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready. The teacher will Disappear.
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Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
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Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
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The Way to do is to be.
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All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.
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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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Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
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Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.
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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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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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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
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The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
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Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.
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If you want to know me, Look inside your heart.
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Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are.
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