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.
LAOZIThe ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
More Laozi Quotes
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The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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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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Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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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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Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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The light of the Way seems dim.
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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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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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To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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