Laozi Quotes - Page 14

• The one who does not honor the teacher and the one who does not honor the task, although ever so knowledgeable, they are confused.

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  Teacher, Confused, Knowledge

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• The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good. The best leader follows the will of the people. All of the embody the virtue of non-competition. Not that they don't love to compete, but they do it in the spirit of play. In this they are like children and in harmony with the Tao.

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  Children, Athlete, Play

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• Highest good is like water. Because water excels in benefiting the myriad creatures without contending with them and settles where none would like to be, it comes closest to the way.

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  Love, Water, Way

  Laozi, D. C. Lau (1989). “Tao Te Ching”, p.11, Chinese University Press

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• Not praising the deserving prevents envy.

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  Envy, Taoism, Praise

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• Without law or compulsion, men would dwell in harmony.

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  Peace, Men, Law

  Laozi (1997). “Tao Te Ching”, p.33, Wordsworth Editions

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• Misery is what happiness rests upon. Happiness is what misery lurks beneath.

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  Taoism, Misery

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• What has not yet emerged is easy to prevent.

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  Taoism, Easy

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• The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.

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  Powerful, Heart, Understanding

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• When life begins we are tender and weak When life ends we are stiff and rigid All things, including the grass and trees, are soft and pliable in life and dry in brittle in death So the soft and supple are the companion of life While the stiff and unyielding are the companions of death An army that cannot yield will be defeated A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind Thus by Nature's own decree the hard and strong are defeated while the soft and gentle are triumphant

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  Life, Strong, Army

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• The great Way is very straight, but people prefer to deviate.

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  People, Taoism, Way

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• A good wanderer leaves no trace.

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  Taoism, Wanderers

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• For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance.

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  Perseverance, Intelligent, Men

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• Some help others in order to receive blessings and admiration. This is simply meaningless. Some cultivate themselves in part to serve others, in part to serve their own pride. They will understand, at best, half of the truth. But those who improve themselves for the sake of the world - to these, the whole truth of the universe will be revealed.

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  Pride, Blessing, Helping Others

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• Every step is on the path.

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  Taoism, Path, Steps

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• There is no greater crime than desire.

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  Taoism, Desire, Crime

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• Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; and shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets one's heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he or she is automatically involved in fear of losing status.

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  Heart, Eye, Pride

  "Tao Teh King". Translated by Archie J. Bahm, 1996.

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• I let go of all desire for the common good, and the good becomes as common as the grass.

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  Letting Go, Desire, Liberty

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• Free from desire, you realize the mystery.

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  Tao Te Ching, Desire, Mystery

  "Tao Te Ching". Book by Laozi (Ch. 1), 4th century BC.

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• Eliminate mental muddiness and obscurity; keep your mind crystal clear. Allow your pure original insight to emerge. Quiet your emotions and abide in serenity. Don't go crazy with the worship of idols, images, and ideas; this is like putting a new head on top of the head you already have. Remember: if you can cease all restless activity, your integral nature will appear.

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  Nature, Crazy, Idols

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• Not-knowing is true knowledge.
  Presuming to know is a disease.
  First realize that you are sick;
  then you can move toward health.

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  Inspirational, Moving, Knowing

  Laozi (2008). “Daodejing: A Literal-critical Translation”, University Press of Amer

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• There is no greater disaster than discontent.

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  Taoism, Disaster, Discontent

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• When family ties are disturbed, devoted children arise.

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  Children, Ties, Taoism

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• Nurture the spontaneous peaceful life.

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  Peaceful, Taoism, Spontaneous

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• The softest of stuff in the world, penetrates quickly the hardest, insubstantial, it enters where there is no room.

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  Breathing, World, Stuff

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• Marriage is three parts love and seven parts forgiveness of sins.

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  Relationship, Marriage, Couple

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