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 TZUA man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.
More Lao Tzu Quotes
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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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One who is too insistent on his own views finds few to agree with him.
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He is free from self- display, and therefore he shines.
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He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Because of a great love, one is courageous
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Love is of all the passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses.
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Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.
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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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Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding.
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He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
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There is a time to live and a time to die but never to reject the moment.
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“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.
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Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes.
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Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.
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