Laozi Quotes, Confidence Quotes, Wise Quotes

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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Your name or your body, what is dearer? Your body or your wealth, what is worthier?

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The very highest is barely known. Then comes that which people know and love, Then that which is feared, Then that which is despised. Who does not trust enough will not be trusted.

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Be content with an ordinary life.

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Use the light to return to clarity.

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When bitter enemies make peace, surely some bitterness remains.

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Why are the people rebellious? Because the rulers interfere too much. Therefore they are rebellious.

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With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.

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Pain and happiness are simply conditions of the ego. Forget the ego.

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People starve. The rulers consume too much with their taxes. That is why people starve.

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The most complete seems lacking. Yet in use it is not exhausted.

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Better stop short than fill to the brim. Oversharpen the blade, and the edge will soon blunt. Amass a store of gold and jade, and no one can protect it.

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A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.

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To the good I would be good; to the not-good I would also be good, in order to make them good.

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Clay is moulded to make a vessel, but the utility of the vessel lies in the space where there is nothing. . . . Thus, taking advantage of what is, we recognize the utility of what is not.

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Movement overcomes cold.

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Simply see that you are at the center of the universe, and accept all things and beings as parts of your infinite body. When you perceive that an act done to another is done to yourself, you have understood the great truth.

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To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.

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He who regards many things easy will find many difficulties. Therefore the sage regards things difficult, and consequently never has difficulties.

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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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