Laozi Quotes, Art Quotes, Perfection Quotes

True perfection seems imperfect, yet it is perfectly itself. True fullness seems empty, yet it is fully present. True straightness seems crooked. True wisdom seems foolish. True art seems artless. The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as they come. She steps out of the way and lets the Tao speak for itself.

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Praise leads to weakness. Getting it causes fear, losing it causes fear.

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ALL things in Nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfil their functions and make no claim.

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I do not act, and people become reformed by themselves.

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Good Government is not intrusive the people are hardly aware of it; the next best is felt yet loved; then comes that which is known and feared; the worst government is hated.

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No disaster is worse than being discontented.

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Prepare while it's easy.

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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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All things arise in unison. Thereby we see their return.

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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

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Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man's tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.

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When the worst student hears about the Way, he laughs out loud. If he did not laugh, it would be unworthy of being the Way.

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Trustable words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not trustable.

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Who can rest until the moment of action?

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Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.

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Thus an army without flexibility never wins a battle. A tree that is unbending is easily broken.

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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory. - Diane Arbus By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.

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To lead people, walk beside them ... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate ... When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves!

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One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

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First, we must do our own personal work, then we tend the necessary work of our family, then our community, then the world.

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