Heavy is the root of light.
LAOZIFail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
More Laozi Quotes
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Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.
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All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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Wear down to be renewed.
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Make the small big and the few many.
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Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.
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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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Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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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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When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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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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