Laozi Quotes, People Quotes, Taoism Quotes

People take death lightly. They expect too much of life. That is why people take death lightly.

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Greed for enlightenment and immortality is no different than greed for material wealth. It is self-centered and dualistic, and thus an obstacle to true attainment. Therefore these states are never achieved by those who covet them; rather, they are the reward of the virtuous.

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Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more sacred than simply breathing. . . . If you wish to attain oneness with the Tao, don't get caught up in spiritual superficialities.

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It is fitting for a great nation to yield.

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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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Shape clay into a vessel; It is the space within that makes it useful. Cut doors and windows for a room; It is the holes which make it useful. Therefore benefit comes from what is there; Usefulness from what is not there.

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What's the difference between beautiful and ugly?

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Weapons are not proper instruments for gentle people; they use them only when they have no other choice. Peace and quiet are what they value. They do not glory in victory.

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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. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.

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Harmony is called the eternal. Knowing the eternal is called clarity.

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To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.

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Those who know when it is enough will not perish.

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Misery is what happiness rests upon. Happiness is what misery lurks beneath.

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Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.

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It is wisdom to know others. It is enlightenment to know oneself.

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Yet mystery and reality emerge from the same source.

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

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Great indeed is the sublimity of the creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven.

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There is no greater disaster than discontent.

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He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.

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