A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
LAOZIThe more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
More Laozi Quotes
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Meandering leads to perfection.
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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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From caring comes courage.
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To know you have enough is to be rich.
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I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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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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To lead, one must follow.
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A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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The wise man knows without traveling.
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The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends… then self mastery can be sought.
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Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.
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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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