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 TZUTo a mind that is still the whole universe surrenders.
More Lao Tzu Quotes
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
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The best fighter is never angry.
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When there is no desire, all things are at peace.
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Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
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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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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?
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If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.
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The Way to do is to be.
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When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.
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Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Take care with the end as you do with the beginning.
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Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.
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