Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.
LAOZIKnowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
More Laozi Quotes
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What resists, persists.
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The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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Wear down to be renewed.
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If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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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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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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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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Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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