A great nation is like a great man: When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.
LAO TZUThe reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.
More Lao Tzu Quotes
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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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There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.
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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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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
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Take care with the end as you do with the beginning.
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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
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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 flow as life flows know they need no other force.
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Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
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Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.
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Act without expectation.
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Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
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If you are untrustworthy, people will not trust you.
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To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
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Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
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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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Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.”
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By letting go it all gets done.
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Just remain in the center; watching. And then forget that you are there.
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We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.
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If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.
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Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.
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The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
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