Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
LAOZINot praising the deserving prevents envy.
More Laozi Quotes
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Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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From caring comes courage.
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Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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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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If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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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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The wise man knows without traveling.
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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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A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.
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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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