Laozi Quotes, People Quotes, Causes Quotes

Those who make their living by collecting taxes cause the people to starve; when the people starve, the tax collectors, having no one to tax, starve also

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The way is light and fluid for the man with no preferences.

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If you want to shrink something, you must first allow it to expand. If you want to get rid of something, you must first allow it to flourish. If you want to take something, you must first allow it to be given. This is called the subtler perception of the way things are. The soft overcomes the hard. The slow overcomes the fast. Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

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Intellectual knowledge exists in and of the brain. Because the brain is part of the body, which must one day expire, this collection of facts, however large and impressive, will expire as well. {But spiritual insight transcends death.}

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The Tao's principle is spontaneity.

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Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

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Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.

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Without the tao, Kindness and compassion are replaced by law and justice; Faith and trust are supplanted by ritual and ceremony.

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All action begins in rest... This is the ultimate truth.

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The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.

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Let muddy water stand and it will become clear.

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Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe.

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There is no greater sin than desire, No greater curse than discontent, No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself. Therefore he who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.

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The slaying of multitudes should be mourned with sorrow. A victory should be celebrated with the funeral rite.

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He who stands on tiptoe does not stand firm.

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It is because every one tinder Heaven recognizes beauty as beauty that the idea of ugliness exists.

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The valley spirit never dies. It is called the mystical female.

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A good door needs no lock, still it can't be opened.

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Because he is a living divinity, when he acts, the universe acts.

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The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he does not wish to display his worth.

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