Laozi Quotes, Taoism Quotes

Must one dread what others dread?

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What is well planted will not be uprooted.

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The sage is sharp but does not cut, pointed but does not pierce, forthright but does not offend, bright but does not dazzle.

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Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.

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To become learned, each day add something. To become enlightened, each day drop something

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. . . These are notions of the mind, which is like a knife, always chipping away at the Tao, trying to render it graspable and manageable. But that which is beyond form is ungraspable, and that which is beyond knowing is unmanageable. There is, however, this consolation: She who lets go of the knife will find the Tao at her fingertips.

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He who treasures his body as much as the world can care for the world.

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Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner.

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Those who have hardened, have a covenant with Death. Those who remain gentle are conjoined with Life.

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Whoever is capable of knowing when they have had enough will always be satisfied.

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Practice non-action. Work without doing.

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A follower of the Way (Tao) loses something each day. Loss after loss until arriving at Non Action (Wu Wei).

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All action begins in rest... This is the ultimate truth.

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When the student is ready the teacher will appear.

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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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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech, be true. In ruling, be just. In daily life, be competent. In action, be aware of the time and the season.

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When you stand with your two feet on the ground, you will always keep your balance.

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Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.

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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart.

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To know others is to have knowledge. To know yourself is to be enlightened.

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