Laozi Quotes, Self Quotes, Giving Quotes

Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.

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What makes a kingdom great is its being like a down-flowing river,--the central point towards which all the smaller streams under Heaven converge; or like the female throughout the world, who by quiescence always overcomes the male. And quiescence is a form of humility.

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We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.

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The one who rules like the mother lasts long.

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Loving, hating, having expectations: all these are attachments. Attachment prevents the growth of one's true being.

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The cords of passion and desire weave a binding net around you. Worldly confrontation makes you stiff and inflexible. The trap of duality is tenacious. Bound, rigid, and trapped, you cannot experience liberation.

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The wise man doesn't compete; therefore nobody can compete with him.

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Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.

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The Master acts without doing, and everything gets done.

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Every step is on the path.

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To bear the country's disgrace is to rule the shrines of soil and grain. To bear the country's misfortunes is to be the king of the world.

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Weapons are ominous tools. They are not the noble ruler's tools. He only uses them when he can't avoid it.

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Things flourish, then each returns to its root. Returning to the root is called stillness: Stillness is called return to life, return to life is called the constant; knowing the constant is called enlightenment.

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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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Be who you are, and go the whole way.

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Giving to others selflesly and anonymously, radiating light throughout the world and illuminating your own darkness, your virtue becomes a sanctuary for yourself and all beings.

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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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The value comes from what is there, but the use comes from what is not there.

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Not praising the deserving prevents envy.

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Those who know it do not speak about it. Those who speak about it do not know it.

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