Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
LAOZIThe sage acts by doing nothing.
More Laozi Quotes
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In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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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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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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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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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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A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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