Laozi Quotes, Firsts Quotes

That which shrinks must first expand.

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Thus it is that "Some things are increased by being diminished, others are diminished by being increased." What others have taught, I also teach; verily, I will make it the root of my teaching.

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The great Way is very straight, but people prefer to deviate.

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[The Master] doesn't glitter like a jewel... [but is] as rugged and common as a stone.

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Weapons are ominous tools. They are abhorred by all creatures. Anyone who follows the Way shuns them.

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

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In order to contract, It is necessary first to expand. In order to weaken, It is necessary first to strengthen. In order to destroy, It is first necessary to promote. In order to grasp, It is necessary first to give. This is called subtle light. The weak and the tender overcome the hard and the strong.

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The forceful and violent will not die from natural causes.

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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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Those who know do not speak; Those who speak do not know. Stop up the openings, Close down the doors, Rub off the sharp edges. Unravel all confusion. Harmonize the light, Give up contention: This is called finding the unity of life.

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What is strong and rigid is snapped and laid low. What is flexible and soft will always prevail.

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Racing through the field and hunting make the mind wild.

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Give up your relentless moralizing, the continual pinpricks which pierce the skin of your fellows. The distinction between good and evil is the sickness of the mind. Give up your morals, and the people will regain a love of their fellows.

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Being a model to the world, eternal virtue will never falter in you, and you return to the boundless.

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When two opposing sides meet in battle, the one without an enemy will be victorious.

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The one who does not stray away from her/his nature will live long.

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There is no illusion great than fear.

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Cultivate virtue in the world, and it will be universal.

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Close your mouth, block off your senses, blunt your sharpness, untie your knots, soften your glare, settle your dust. This is the primal identity.

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What is well rooted cannot be pulled up. What is firmly grasped will not slip loose. It will be honoured from generation to generation.

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