Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
LAOZIIf there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
More Laozi Quotes
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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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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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Return animosity with virtue.
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When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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