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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.
Lao TzuLao Tzu If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.
Lao TzuLao Tzu Act without expectation.
Lao TzuLao Tzu The best fighter is never angry.
Lao TzuLao Tzu The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.
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