Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.
LAO TZUAll streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.
More Lao Tzu Quotes
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Take care with the end as you do with the beginning.
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He is free from self- display, and therefore he shines.
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Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear.
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A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick.
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When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.
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Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are.
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Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.
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If you are untrustworthy, people will not trust you.
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He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
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When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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The best fighter is never angry.
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To a mind that is still the whole universe surrenders.
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What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
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When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding.
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Because of a great love, one is courageous
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To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
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One accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
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Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.
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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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