Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don’t see the self as self, what do we have to fear?
LAO TZUWhen I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
More Lao Tzu Quotes
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If you are untrustworthy, people will not trust you.
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Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes.
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He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
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Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.
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Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
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Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
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Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness.
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When there is no desire, all things are at peace.
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Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend.
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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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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
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Avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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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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All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.
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Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
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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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One accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.
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Because of a great love, one is courageous
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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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Time is a created thing. To say I don’t have time, is like saying, I don’t want to.
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The further one goes, the less one knows.
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He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
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When goodness is lost there is morality.
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