Lao Tzu on hard work
Lao Tzu95 quotes“Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.”
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To see things in the seed, that is genius.
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Lao TzuLao Tzu All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.
Lao TzuLao Tzu To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.
Lao TzuLao Tzu When goodness is lost there is morality.
Lao TzuLao Tzu As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it.
Lao TzuLao Tzu What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.
Lao TzuLao Tzu 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.
Lao TzuLao Tzu When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
Lao TzuLao Tzu New Beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.
Lao TzuLao Tzu One accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose.
Lao TzuLao Tzu 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.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
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