Laozi Quotes, Hypocrisy Quotes

When cleverness emerges There is great hypocrisy.

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When taxes are too high, people go hungry. When the government is too intrusive, people lose their spirit. Act for the people's benefit. Trust them; leave them alone.

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Truly, only acting without thought of one's life is superior to valuing one's life.

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Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.

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When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.

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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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Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment; Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self needs strength.

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To lead people, walk behind them.

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The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.

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It is fitting for a great nation to yield.

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The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space within to be lived in.

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The gentlest thing in the world overcomes the hardest thing in the world. That which has no substance enters where there is no space. This shows the value of non-action. Teaching without words, performing without actions: that is the Master's way.

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Great acts are made up of small deeds.

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

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Hold on to the great image, and the whole world follows, follows unharmed, content and completely at peace.

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To delight in conquest is to delight in slaughter.

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I do not act, and people become reformed by themselves.

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The truly wise are content to be last. They are, therefore, first. They are indifferent to themselves. They are, therefore self-confident.

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The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good. The best leader follows the will of the people. All of the embody the virtue of non-competition. Not that they don't love to compete, but they do it in the spirit of play. In this they are like children and in harmony with the Tao.

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True perfection seems imperfect, yet it is perfectly itself. True fullness seems empty, yet it is fully present. True straightness seems crooked. True wisdom seems foolish. True art seems artless. The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as they come. She steps out of the way and lets the Tao speak for itself.

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