Laozi Quotes, Wall Quotes, Home Quotes

Thirty spokes meet in the hub, but the empty space between them is the essence of the wheel. Pots are formed from clay, but the empty space within it is the essence of the pot. Walls with windows and doors form the house, but the empty space within it is the essence of the home.

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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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He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment.

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Wise travelers always stop short before they come to danger.

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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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Everything in the universe is created from something, which in turn is created from nothing.

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

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Those who seek knowledge, collect something every day. Those who seek the Way, let go of something every day.

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The men who are great live with that which is substantial, they do not stay with that which is superficial; they abide with realities, they do not remain with what is showy. The one they discard, the other they hold.

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Arms are instruments of ill omen, not the instruments of the gentleman. When one is compelled to use them, it is best to do so without relish.

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The tree which needs two arms to span its girth sprang from the tiniest shoot. Yon tower, nine stories high, rose from a little mound of earth. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

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You cannot know the body by studying the finger, and you cannot understand the universe by learning one science.

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A tree as wide as a man's embrace grows from a tiny shoot.

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Goodie-goodies are the thieves of virtue.

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Who can wait quietly until the mud settles? Who can remain still until the moment of action?

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. . . learn to value what is important today in the subtle realm rather than what appears desirable tomorrow in the worldly realm.

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In stillness the muddied water returns to clarity.

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When bitter enemies make peace, surely some bitterness remains.

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There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.

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I confess that there is nothing to teach: no religion, no science, no writings which will lead your mind back to Spirit. Today I speak this way, tomorrow that, but always the Path is beyond words and beyond mind.

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