The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
LAOZIHe 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.
More Laozi Quotes
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Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.
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Make the small big and the few many.
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Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength
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The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends… then self mastery can be sought.
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An integral being knows without going, sees without looking, and accomplishes without doing.
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One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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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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To know you have enough is to be rich.
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