The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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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Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
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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 laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.
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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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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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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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Health is the greatest possession.
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Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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There was something that finished chaos, born before Heaven and Earth.
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A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
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The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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