The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
LAO TZUMen are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry.
More Lao Tzu Quotes
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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
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The Way to do is to be.
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He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
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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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Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
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Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
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A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick.
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Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
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Great acts are made up of small deeds.
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Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
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To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
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Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace.
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The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know.
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Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.
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Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are.
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