All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.
LAO TZUHealth is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend.
More Lao Tzu Quotes
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To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.
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Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.
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When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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When goodness is lost there is morality.
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Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear 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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Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear.
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Because of a great love, one is courageous
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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.
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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.”
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Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
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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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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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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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Silence is a source of Great Strength.
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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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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
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Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.
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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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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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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
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Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
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He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love.
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New Beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.
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Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.
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