I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
LAOZIThe 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.
More Laozi Quotes
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Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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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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Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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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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Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Return animosity with virtue.
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Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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