Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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More Laozi Quotes
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Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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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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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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He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
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Return animosity with virtue.
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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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Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Meandering leads to perfection.
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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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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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