Wear down to be renewed.
LAOZILoss is not as bad as wanting more.
More Laozi Quotes
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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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From caring comes courage.
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Return animosity with virtue.
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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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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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That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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The great image lacks shape.
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. . . the mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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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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Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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