Meet the big while it is small.
LAOZIThe sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
More Laozi Quotes
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The light of the Way seems dim.
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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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If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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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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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Return animosity with virtue.
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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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Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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