Laozi Quotes, Kings Quotes, Lying Quotes

The river and the sea can be kings of a hundred valleys, because they lie below them.

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When merit has been achieved, do not take it to yourself; for if you do not take it to yourself, it shall never be taken from you.

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We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move. We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want. We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner space that makes it livable. We work with being, but non-being is what we use.

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In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.

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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech, be true. In ruling, be just. In daily life, be competent. In action, be aware of the time and the season.

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As soon as rules were made, names were given. There are already many names. One must know when it is enough.

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A terrace nine stories high begins with a pile of earth.

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Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream.

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The highest tone is hard to hear.

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A climb of eight hundred feet starts where the foot stands.

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Who can wait in stillness while the mud settles?

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When the worst student hears about the Way, he laughs out loud. If he did not laugh, it would be unworthy of being the Way.

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Watch your thoughts, they become words.

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When you let go of what you are, you become what you might be.

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When you are one with loss, the loss is experienced willingly.

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Conduct your triumph as a funeral.

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The Master acts without doing, and everything gets done.

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The perfect square lacks corners.

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Not-knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease. First realize that you are sick; then you can move toward health.

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Throw away holiness and wisdom, and people will be a hundred times happier. Throw away morality and justice, and people will do the right thing. Throw away industry and profit, and there won't be any thieves. If these three aren't enough, just stay at the center of the circle and let all things take their course.

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