Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.
LAO TZUTo know that you do not know is the best.
More Lao Tzu Quotes
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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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If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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When there is no desire, all things are at peace.
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If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.
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Love is a decision – not an emotion!
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Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?
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Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend.
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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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Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
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The road you can talk about is not the road you can walk on.
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Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.
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Men are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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