Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
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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Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.
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For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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Make the small big and the few many.
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In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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What resists, persists.
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…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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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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No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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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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Become totally empty Quiet the restlessness of the mind Only then will you witness everything unfolding from emptiness
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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.
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Excellent warriors are not violent.
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From caring comes courage.
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The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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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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Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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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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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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I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.
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