Men are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry.
LAO TZUMen are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry.
LAO TZUHe who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love.
LAO TZUTo attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.
LAO TZUDo your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.
LAO TZUEmpty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace.
LAO TZURespond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
LAO TZUWe join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.
LAO TZUThe snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
LAO TZUWater is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness.
LAO TZUHe who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
LAO TZUDoing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.
LAO TZUWhen I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
LAO TZUGive evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.
LAO TZUIf you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
LAO TZUMusic in the soul can be heard by the universe.
LAO TZUCompassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.
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