When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
LAOZIA scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
More Laozi Quotes
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The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
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Health is the greatest possession.
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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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Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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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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The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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The light of the Way seems dim.
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In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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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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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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Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
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Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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