Laozi Quotes, Taoism Quotes, Thieves Quotes

Abandon cleverness, discard profit, and thieves and robbers will disappear.

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How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?

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There is a big misunderstanding about the idea of naturalness. Most people who come to us believing in some freedom or naturalness, but their understanding is what we call [heretical naturalness] ... a kind of "let-alone policy" or sloppiness... For a plant or stone to be natural is no problem. But for us there is some problem, indeed a big problem. To be natural is something we must work on.

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Rule a kingdom as though you were cooking a small fish - don't overdo it.

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

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Stillness overcomes heat.

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To conquer others is to have power, to conquer yourself is to know the way.

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Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness.

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Deal with difficult tasks while they are easy. Act on large issues while they are small.

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Can you love or guide someone without any kind of expectation?

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Knowing the bright, but clinging to the dark, you become a model to the world.

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The value of teaching without words and accomplishing without action is understood by few in the world.

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He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.

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Without law or compulsion, men would dwell in harmony.

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Great, it passes on (in constant flow).

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Have patience. Wait until the mud settles and the water is clear. Remain unmoving until right action arises by itself.

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Act non-action; undertake no undertaking; taste the tasteless.

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That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.

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In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.

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

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