All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
LAOZIIf there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
More Laozi Quotes
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To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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The sage acts by doing nothing.
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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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The great image lacks shape.
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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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All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Nature is not human hearted.
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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.
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Heavy is the root of light.
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A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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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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