Laozi Quotes, Joy Quotes, Transition Quotes

To attain to the human form must always be a source of joy. And then to undergo continuous transitions, with only the infinite to look forward to: what incomparable bliss is that!

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Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.

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Intellectual knowledge exists in and of the brain. Because the brain is part of the body, which must one day expire, this collection of facts, however large and impressive, will expire as well. {But spiritual insight transcends death.}

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Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.

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A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; A terrace nine stories high rises from level earth; A journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath one's feet.

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Spokes unite in the hub of a wheel.

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If you never assume importance, you never lose it.

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When the palace is magnificent, the fields are filled with weeds, and the granaries are empty.

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There are three layers to the universe. In the lower, Tai Ching, and the middle, Shan Ching, the hindrance of a physical bodily existence is required. Those who fail to live consistently in accord with the Tao reside here. In the upper, Yu Ching, there is only Tao: the bondage of form is broken, and the only thing existing is the exquisite energy dance of the immortal divine beings.

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Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; and shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets one's heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he or she is automatically involved in fear of losing status.

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When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.

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The wise trusts not only to his physical eyes - thus he can see clearly.

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Activity conquers coldness. Stillness conquers heat.

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Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself.

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The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.

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True humility involves opposites. The truly humble work in silence. Because they do not speak of their accomplishments, credit for them can never be taken away.

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Those who boast are not respected.

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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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Keeping plenty of gold and jade in the palace makes no one able to defend it.

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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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