He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
LAOZIMake the small big and the few many.
More Laozi Quotes
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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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All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
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If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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The light of the Way seems dim.
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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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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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In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.
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Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
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Make the small big and the few many.
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Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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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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Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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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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To lead, one must follow.
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Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.
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When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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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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