In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
LAOZIWhat people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
More Laozi Quotes
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What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you do not remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. It is the great secret.
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If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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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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The sage acts by doing nothing.
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The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
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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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