No disaster is worse than being discontented.
LAOZIWhen you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
More Laozi Quotes
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Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more.
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Heavy is the root of light.
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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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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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In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
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The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
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Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.
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…the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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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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If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Wear down to be renewed.
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See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
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All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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The great image lacks shape.
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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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To lead, one must follow.
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The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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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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Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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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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Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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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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The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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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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