Laozi Quotes, Simple Quotes, Simplicity Quotes

How can one liberate the many? By first liberating his own being. He does this not by elevating himself, but by lowering himself. He lowers himself to that which is simple, modest, true; integrating it into himself, he becomes a master of simplicity, modesty, truth.

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The journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath your feet. NOTE: Other translations exist, such as:Great trees grow from the smallest shoots;a terraced garden, from a pile of earth,and a journey of a thousand milesbegins by taking the initial step.

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Do you think you can make the world a better place? I do not think you can. It is already perfect.

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Those who know don't talk. Those who talk don't know. Close your mouth, block off your senses, blunt your sharpness, untie your knots, soften your glare, settle your dust. This is the primal identity. Be like the Tao. It can't be approached or withdrawn from, benefited or harmed, honored or brought into disgrace. It gives itself up continually. That is why it endures.

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The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.

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There is no calamity greater than lightly engaging in war.

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See simplicity in the complicated. Achieve greatness in little things

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Those who of old were good practicers of Tao did not use it to make people bright, but rather used it to make them simple.

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He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the paragon of mankind, Virtue will never desert him. He returns to the state of a little child.

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Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.

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From What-is all the world of things was born But What-is sprang in turn from What-is-not.

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Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.

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A great nation is like a great man:When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.Having realized it, he admits it.Having admitted it, he corrects it.He considers those who point out his faultsas his most benevolent teachers.He thinks of his enemyas the shadow that he himself casts.

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Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature. The way of nature is unchanging. Knowing constancy is insight.

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Goodness strives not, and therefore it is not rebuked.

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I will be fond of keeping still, and the people will of themselves become correct.

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Yet mystery and imagination arise from the same source. This source is called darkness ... Darkness within darkness, the gateway to all understanding.

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When you realize where you come from, you naturally become tolerant, amused, kindhearted as a grandmother, and dignified as a king. Immersed in wonder, you can deal with whatever life brings you, and when death comes, you are ready.

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If your virtue is especially radiant, it can be possible to open a pathway to the subtle realm and receive these celestial teachings directly from the immortals.

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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.

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