Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
LAOZIFrom caring comes courage.
More Laozi Quotes
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No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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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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The 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.
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Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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The great image lacks shape.
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Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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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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Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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The sage acts by doing nothing.
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