A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
LAOZISoftness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
More Laozi Quotes
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The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.
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Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Nature is not human hearted.
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The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
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The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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