Laozi Quotes, Taoism Quotes

The brittle is easy to shatter.

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What has not yet emerged is easy to prevent.

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Use the light that is in you to recover your natural clearness of sight

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There is nothing softer and weaker than water, and yet there is nothing better for attacking hard and strong things.

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The sturdiest virtue seems fragile.

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Lightly given promises must meet with little trust.

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The usefulness of a pot comes from its emptiness.

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Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he shines forth; from self-assertion, therefore he is distinguished; from self-glorification, therefore he has merit; from self-exaltation, therefore he rises superior to all. Inasmuch as he does not strive, there is no one in the world who can strive with him.

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The sage honors his part of the settlement, but does not exact his due from others.

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A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth.

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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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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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There is no calamity greater than lavish desires. There is no greater guilt than discontent. And there is no greater disaster than greed.

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The best soldiers are not warlike; the best fighters do not lose their temper. The greatest conquerors are those who overcome their enemies without strife. The greatest directors of men are those who yield place to others. This is called the Virtue of not striving, the capacity for directing mankind; this is being the compeer of Heaven. It was the highest goal of the ancients.

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Tao in the world is like a river flowing home to the sea.

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Reputation should be neither sought nor avoided.

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He who knows he has enough is rich.

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It's hard to keep your balance standing tip-toe.

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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

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Weapons are ominous tools. They are not the noble ruler's tools. He only uses them when he can't avoid it.

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