Laozi Quotes, Goal Quotes, Taoism Quotes

Those who praise victory relish manslaughter. Those who relish manslaughter cannot reach their goals in the world.

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Those who know don't talk. Those who talk don't know. Close your mouth, block off your senses, blunt your sharpness, untie your knots, soften your glare, settle your dust. This is the primal identity. Be like the Tao. It can't be approached or withdrawn from, benefited or harmed, honored or brought into disgrace. It gives itself up continually. That is why it endures.

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The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

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Holding on to the weak is called strength.

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He who talks more is sooner exhausted.

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Do nondoing, strive for non-stiving, savor the flavourless, make much of little, repay enmity with virture; plan for difficulty when it is still easy, do the great while it is still small.

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The eye with which you see God is the same eye with which God sees you; one in seeing; one in knowing; one in loving.

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Rushing into action, you fail. Trying to grasp things, you lose them. Forcing a project to completion, you ruin what was almost ripe.

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The wise man, after learning something new, is afraid to learn anything more until he has put his first lesson into practice.

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When the sage stands above people, they are not oppressed. When he leads people, they are not obstructed. The world will exalt him and not grow tired of him.

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He who regards the world as he does the fortune of his own body can govern the world. He who loves the world as he does his own body can be entrusted with the world.

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Arms are instruments of ill omen, not the instruments of the gentleman. When one is compelled to use them, it is best to do so without relish.

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Conquering others takes force, conquering yourself is true strength.

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The best leaders are those their people hardly know exist. The next best is a leader who is loved and praised. Next comes the one who is feared. The worst one is the leader that is despised ... The best leaders value their words, and use them sparingly. When they have accomplished their task, the people say, "Amazing! We did it, all by ourselves!

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The wise man knows he doesn't know.

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Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.

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Its name-what passes not away.

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Try to change it and you will ruin it. Try to hold it and you will lose it.

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When family ties are disturbed, devoted children arise.

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The purest white seems stained.

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