A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
LAOZIThe True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
More Laozi Quotes
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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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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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From caring comes courage.
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Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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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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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Meandering leads to perfection.
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If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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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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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
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The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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