Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
LAOZIThe 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.
More Laozi Quotes
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The farther you go, the less you know.
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The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
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Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
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If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
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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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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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Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.
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Meet the big while it is small.
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Meet the difficult while it is easy.
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Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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Meandering leads to perfection.
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