Every step is on the path.
LAOZIThe more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
More Laozi Quotes
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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 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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The great image lacks shape.
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Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
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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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Nature is not human hearted.
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Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man’s tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.
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Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
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If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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All action begins in rest… This is the ultimate truth.
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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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Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
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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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The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
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A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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