Laozi quotes - page 5

The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.' (Laozi)
Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself. View quote
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Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides. View quote
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Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions. View quote
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If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants. View quote
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He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted. View quote
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Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness. View quote
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Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their point aren't wise. The Master has no possessions. The more he does for others, the happier he is. The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is. The Tao nourishes by not forcing. By not dominating, the Master leads. View quote
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The Tao is like a well: used but never used up. It is like the eternal void: filled with infinite possibilities. It is hidden but always present. I don't know who gave birth to it. It is older than God. View quote
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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is. Thus the Master is available to all people and doesn't reject anyone. He is ready to use all situations and doesn't waste anything. This is called embodying the light. View quote
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. (Laozi)
The way you can go isn't the real way. The name you can say isn't the real name. Heaven and earth begin in the unnamed: name's the mother of the ten thousand things. View quote
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With the best leaders when the work is done, the task accomplished, the people will say, "We have done this ourselves." View quote
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Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the Tao, take it and practice it earnestly. View quote
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The tao that can be described is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be spoken is not the eternal Name. The nameless is the boundary of Heaven and Earth. The named is the mother of creation. Freed from desire, you can see the hidden mystery. By having desire, you can only see what is visibly real. View quote
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This source is called darkness. Darkness born from darkness. The beginning of all understanding. View quote
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A leader is best when people barely know that he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worst when they despise him. Fail to honor people, They fail to honor you. But of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aims fulfilled, they will all say, "We did this ourselves." View quote
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Block the passages, shut the doors, And till the end your strength shall not fail. Open up the passages, increase your doings, And till your last day no help shall come to you. View quote
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What I hear, I forget. What I say, I remember. What I do, I understand. View quote
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Without the laughter, there would be no Tao. View quote
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The Tao is called the Great Mother: empty yet inexhaustible, it gives birth to infinite worlds. (Laozi)
I am not at all interested in immortality, only in the taste of tea. View quote
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The more you use it, the more it produces; the more you talk of it, the less you understand. View quote
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The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas. View quote
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When I am anxious it is because I am living in the future. When I am depressed it is because I am living in the past. View quote
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