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  • There is one appointed supreme executioner. Truly, trying to take the place of the supreme executioner is like trying to carve wood like a master carpenter. Of those who try to carve wood like a master carpenter, there are few who do not injure their hands.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Hands Quotes , Taoism Quotes
  • When superior people hear of the Way, they carry it out with diligence. When middling people hear of the Way, it sometimes seems to be there, sometimes not. When lesser people hear of the Way, they ridicule it greatly. If they didn't laugh at it, it wouldn't be the Way.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , Courage Quotes
  • Clay is fashioned into vessels; it is on their empty hollowness that their use depends. Doors and windows are cut out to make a dwelling, and on the empty space within, its use depends. Thus, while the existence of things may be good, it is the non-existence in them that makes them serviceable.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Cutting Quotes , Dwelling Quotes