Laozi Quotes, People Quotes

I will be fond of keeping still, and the people will of themselves become correct.

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The great Way is all-pervading. It reaches to the left and to the right. All things depend on it with their existence. Still it demands no obedience.

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The fourth (of the four cardinal virtues) is supportiveness: this manifests as service to others without expectation of reward. (Paraphrased: Such service is not a mere conforming to some external rule of behavior, but instead a manifestation of your original nature).

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Of the best rulers, The people only know that they exist; the next best they love and praise the next they fear; and the next they revile. When they do not command the people's faith, some will lose faith in them, and then they resort to oaths! But of the best when their task is accomplished, their work done, the people all remark, We have done it ourselves.

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A great country needs more people to serve it. A small country needs more people to serve. So, if both shall get what they need, the great country ought to yield.

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Conduct your triumph as a funeral.

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The highest virtue seems as low as a valley.

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Wise men hear and see as little children do.

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Who can wait quietly until the mud settles? Who can remain still until the moment of action?

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Displaying riches and titles with pride brings about one's downfall.

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Without going outside, you may know the whole world!

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To have little is to possess.

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The skillful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels.

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Those who understand others are clever, those who understand themselves are wise.

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The Great Vessel takes long to complete.

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Only by working within the laws that govern the flow of water will happiness be achieved.

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What is a good man? A teacher of a bad man. What is a bad man? A good man's charge?

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Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.

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Behave simply and hold on to purity.

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Free from desire, you realize the mystery, caught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.

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