Laozi quotes - page 12

Through return to simple living Comes control of desires. In control of desires Stillness is attained. In stillness the world is restored. (Laozi)
I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness the second is frugality the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold be frugal and you can be liberal avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men. View quote
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Understanding others is knowledge, Understanding oneself is enlightenment Conquering others is power, Conquering oneself is strength. View quote
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The one who can dissolve her mind will suddenly discover the Tao at her feet.... View quote
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When great armies go to war, Sorrow is the sole winner. View quote
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Yield and overcome Bend and be straight Empty and be full Wear out and be new Have little and gain Have much and be confused. ... The ancients say, 'Yield and overcome.' Is that an empty saying Be really whole, And all things will come to you. View quote
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Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. View quote
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Dualistic thinking is a sickness. View quote
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Accept disgrace willingly... Accept being unimportant... Surrender yourself humbly then you can be trusted to care for all things. Love the world as your own self then you can truly care for all things. View quote
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Although most people spend their entire lives following this biological impulse (i.e. the sex drive), it is only a tiny portion of our beings.... If we remain obsessed with seeds and eggs, we are married to the fertile reproductive valley of the Mysterious Mother but not to her immeasurable heart and all-knowing mind. View quote
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My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When you get there, quiet your mind and close your mouth. Don't analyze the Tao. Strive instead to live it silently, undividedly, with your whole harmonious being. (Laozi)
... the integral being is attached to nothing and can relate to everyone with an unstructured attitude. Because of this, her very existence benefits all things. View quote
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Heaven and Earth have no pity they regard all things as straw dogs. View quote
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You should rule a great country As you would fry a small fish With the least turning. View quote
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Though (the Tao) is uncreated itself, it creates all things. Because it has no substance, it can enter into where there is no space. Exercising by returning to itself, winning victories by remaining gentle and yielding, it is softer than anything, and therefore overcomes everything hard. View quote
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... The sage seeks freedom from desire. He does not collect precious things. He learns not to hold on to ideas. He brings men back to what they have lost. View quote
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