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.
LAOZIWith virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.
More Laozi Quotes
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From caring comes courage.
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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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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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No disaster is worse than being discontented.
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Every step is on the path.
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Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.
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The light of the Way seems dim.
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In the highest antiquity, the people did not know that there were rulers. In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
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The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.
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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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He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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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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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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