From caring comes courage.
LAOZIWhen the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
More Laozi Quotes
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What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
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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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The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
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The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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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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When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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The wise man knows without traveling.
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One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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The 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.
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When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Heavy is the root of light.
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Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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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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If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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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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He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.
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Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
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Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Health is the greatest possession.
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