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  • Do not conquer the world with force, for force only causes resistance. Thorns spring up when an army passes. Years of misery follow a great victory. Do only what needs to be done without using violence.
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    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Spring Quotes , Army Quotes
  • Be humble and you will remain entire. The sages do not display themselves, therefore they shine. They do not approve themselves, therefore they are noted. They do not praise themselves, therefore they have merit. They do not glory in themselves, therefore they excel.
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    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Humble Quotes , Humility Quotes
  • Thirty spokes meet in the hub, but the empty space between them is the essence of the wheel. Pots are formed from clay, but the empty space within it is the essence of the pot. Walls with windows and doors form the house, but the empty space within it is the essence of the home.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Wall Quotes , Home Quotes
  • If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve. Trying to control the future is like trying to take the master carpenter's place. When you handle the master carpenter's tools, chances are that you'll cut your hand.
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    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Cutting Quotes , Hands Quotes
  • To realize that our knowledge is ignorance, This is a noble insight. To regard our ignorance as knowledge, This is mental sickness. Only when we are sick of the sickness Shall we cease to be sick. The Sage is not sick, being sick of sickness; This is the secret of health.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Laozi Quotes , Ignorance Quotes , Knowledge Quotes