Laozi Quotes, Firsts Quotes

That which shrinks must first expand.

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Knowing constancy, the mind is open. With an open mind, you will be openhearted. Being openhearted you will act royally. Being royal, you will attain the divine. Being divine, you will be at one with the Tao. Being at one with the Tao is eternal. Though the body dies, the Tao will never pass away.

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The one who does not honor the teacher and the one who does not honor the task, although ever so knowledgeable, they are confused.

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The feminine values are the fountain of bliss. Know the masculine, Keep to the feminine.

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The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.

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A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.

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The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.

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The sage has no concern for himself, but makes the concerns of others his own.

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There is a big misunderstanding about the idea of naturalness. Most people who come to us believing in some freedom or naturalness, but their understanding is what we call [heretical naturalness] ... a kind of "let-alone policy" or sloppiness... For a plant or stone to be natural is no problem. But for us there is some problem, indeed a big problem. To be natural is something we must work on.

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He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.

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Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.

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It is because every one tinder Heaven recognizes beauty as beauty that the idea of ugliness exists.

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He who is contented is rich.

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What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.

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If you practice inaction, nothing will be left undone: For the way to acquire lordship over society is by invariably not interfering.

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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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Seeing the small is called clarity.

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Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.

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When leading people and serving Heaven, nothing exceeds moderation.

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Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend.

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