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.
LAOZISome lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
More Laozi Quotes
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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Excellent warriors are not violent.
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One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.
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Softness 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.
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He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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Heavy is the root of light.
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Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Every step is on the path.
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He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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