Laozi Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Nature Quotes

It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.

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He does not struggle with anyone - thus no one can vanquish him.

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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.

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The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends... then self mastery can be sought.

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If princes and kings were not exalted they might be overthrown.

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In lightness the root is lost. In haste the ruler is lost.

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Make the small big and the few many.

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When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.

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When the student is ready the teacher will appear.

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The Tao which you know is not the eternal Tao

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By moderation one can be generous.

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When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty, There arises the recognition of ugliness. When they all know the good as good, There arises the recognition of evil.

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The new life created by the final integration is self-aware yet without ego, capable of inhabiting a body yet not attached to it, and guided by wisdom rather than emotion. Whole and virtuous, it can never die.

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Those who have the courage to dare will perish. Those who have the courage not to dare will live.

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Weapons are ominous tools. They are abhorred by all creatures. Anyone who follows the Way shuns them.

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Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be before the people, he must put himself behind them. In this way, though he has his place above them, the people do not feel his weight; though he has his place before them, they do not feel it as an injury. Therefore all mankind delight to exalt him, and weary of him not.

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The most straight seems curved.

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What should be shrunken must first be stretched.

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Governing a large state is like boiling a small fish.

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The Tao gives birth to One. One gives birth to Two. Two gives birth to Three. Three gives birth to all things. All things have their backs to the female and stand facing the male. When male and female combine, all things achieve harmony. 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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