The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
LAOZIEmpty 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.
More Laozi Quotes
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Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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A multitude of words is tiresome, unlike remaining centered.
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When 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.
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See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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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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Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Every step is on the path.
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Excellent warriors are not violent.
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Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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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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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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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 mind is desperate to fix the river {of events} in place: Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the moment.
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