The farther you go, the less you know.
LAOZIThe sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
More Laozi Quotes
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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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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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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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Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Return animosity with virtue.
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Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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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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In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Nature is not human hearted.
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An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Every step is on the path.
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