Laozi Quotes, Light Quotes, Doors Quotes

Seal the openings, shut the doors, dull the sharpness, untie the knots, dim the light, become one with the dust. This is called the profound union.

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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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The best way to live / is to be like water / For water benefits all things / and goes against none of them.

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The sage is sharp but does not cut, pointed but does not pierce, forthright but does not offend, bright but does not dazzle.

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All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being.

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Those who are content suffer no disgrace.

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If you understand others you are smart. If you understand yourself you are illuminated. If you overcome others you are powerful. If you overcome yourself you have strength. If you know how to be satisfied you are rich. If you can act with vigor, you have a will. If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting. If you die without loss, you are eternal.

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Knowledge of the eternal is all-embracing. To be all-embracing leads to righteousness, which is majestic.

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What's the difference between beautiful and ugly?

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Though tightly the net of words forms, how surely truth slips out.

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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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Heaven and Earth last for ever. Why do Heaven and Earth last for ever? They are unborn, so ever living. The sage stays behind, thus he is ahead. He is detached, thus at one with all. Through selfless action, he attains fulfillment.

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The hard and stiff are death's companions. The soft and weak are life's companions.

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For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.

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A great country is like the lower outlet of a river. It is the world's meeting ground, the world's female.

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The ten thousand things flourish and then each returns to the root from which it came. Returning to the root is stillness. Through stillness each fulfils its destiny.

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Tags : Laozi Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , Destiny Quotes

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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The Master's power is like this. He lets all things come and go effortlessly, without desire. He never expects results; thus he is never disappointed. He is never disappointed; thus his spirit never grows old.

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If you want to be given everything, give everything up.

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When Simplicity is broken up, it is made into instruments. Evolved individuals who employ them, are made into leaders. In this way, the Great System is United.

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Tags : Laozi Quotes , Broken Quotes , Simplicity Quotes