The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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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Meet the big while it is small.
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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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Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose
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Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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If you want to be given everything, give everything up.
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Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
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When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.
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Excellent warriors are not violent.
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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Quarrel with a friend – and you are both wrong.
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In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
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The wise man knows he doesn’t know.
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The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.
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