. . . 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.
LAOZIThe great image lacks shape.
More Laozi Quotes
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If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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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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One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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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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Nature is not human hearted.
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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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The light of the Way seems dim.
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Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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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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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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Make the small big and the few many.
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He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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