Laozi Quotes About Inspirational
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out
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How do I know about the world? By what is within me.
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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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When you find the way/ others will find you./ Passing by on the road/ they will be drawn to your door./ The way that cannot be heard/ will be echoed in your voice./ The way that cannot be seen/ will be reflected in your eyes.
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Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.
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Whatever is flexible and living will tend to grow; whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die.
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When you let go of what you are, you become what you might be.
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The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.
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He who stands on tiptoe doesn't stand firm. He who rushes ahead doesn't go far. He who tries to shine dims his own light. He who defines himself can't know who he really is. He who has power over others can't empower himself. He who clings to his work will create nothing that endures.
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All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.
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Failure is the foundation of success: success is the lurking place of failure.
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Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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The cords of passion and desire weave a binding net around you. Worldly confrontation makes you stiff and inflexible. The trap of duality is tenacious. Bound, rigid, and trapped, you cannot experience liberation.
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A journey of a thousand leagues begins beneath one's feet.
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The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas. Tolerant like the sky, all-pervading like sunlight, firm like a mountain, supple like a tree in the wind, he has no destination in view and makes use of anything life happens to bring his way.
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If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.
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Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.
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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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What is well rooted cannot be pulled up. What is firmly grasped will not slip loose. It will be honoured from generation to generation.
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In the end, The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go
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Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves.
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Giving to others selflesly and anonymously, radiating light throughout the world and illuminating your own darkness, your virtue becomes a sanctuary for yourself and all beings.
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Do not look only at yourself, and you will see much. Do not justify yourself, and you will be distinguished. Do not brag, and you will have merit. Do not be prideful, and your work will endure.
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When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.
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A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
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When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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Kindness in giving creates love.
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Weapons are not proper instruments for gentle people; they use them only when they have no other choice. Peace and quiet are what they value. They do not glory in victory.
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Surrender your self-interest. Love others as much as you love yourself. Then you can be entrusted with all things under heaven.
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