Every step is on the path.
LAOZIFrom caring comes courage.
More Laozi Quotes
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Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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The wise man knows without traveling.
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To lead, one must follow.
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Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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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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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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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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The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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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.
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Excellent warriors are not violent.
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The sage acts by doing nothing.
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