Laozi Quotes - Page 26

• 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.'

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  Leadership, People, Confusion

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• Weapons are the tools of violence;all decent men detest them.Weapons are the tools of fear;a decent man will avoid themexcept in the direst necessityand, if compelled, will use themonly with the utmost restraint.Peace is his highest value.If the peace has been shattered,how can he be content?His enemies are not demons,but human beings like himself.He doesn't wish them personal harm.Nor does he rejoice in victory.How could he rejoice in victoryand delight in the slaughter of men?He enters a battle gravely,with sorrow and with great compassion,as if he were attending a funeral

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  Peace, Compassion, Men

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• When you accurately perceive the fluidity of things, you can also begin to perceive the constancy behind them: the creative, transformative, boundless, immutable Tao.

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  Creative, Taoism, Fluidity

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• Remember: if you can cease all restless activity, your integral nature will appear.

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  Nature, Remember, Restless

  Laozi, Brian Browne Walker (1992). “Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu”

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• Can you dissolve your ego? Can you abandon the idea of self and other? Can you relinquish the notions of male and female, short and long, life and death? Can you let go of all these dualities and embrace the Tao without skepticism or panic? If so, you can reach the heart of the Integral Oneness.

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  Letting Go, Heart, Self

  Laozi, Brian Browne Walker (1992). “Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu”

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• Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be before the people, he must put himself behind them. In this way, though he has his place above them, the people do not feel his weight; though he has his place before them, they do not feel it as an injury. Therefore all mankind delight to exalt him, and weary of him not.

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  Humility, People, Wish

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• The best way to carve is not to split.

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  Taoism, Splits, Way

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• Heaven's Way does not contend, yet it certainly triumphs. It does not speak, yet it certainly answers. It does not summon, yet things come by themselves. It seems to be at rest, yet it certainly has a plan.

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  Heaven, Taoism, Triumph

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• The soft and weak can overcome the hard and strong.

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  Strong, Taoism, Overcoming

  "Tao Tê Ching".

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• Greed for enlightenment and immortality is no different than greed for material wealth. It is self-centered and dualistic, and thus an obstacle to true attainment. Therefore these states are never achieved by those who covet them; rather, they are the reward of the virtuous.

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  Self, Achievement, Greed

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• Those who die without being forgotten get longevity.

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  Taoism, Forgotten, Longevity

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• Act without doing; work without effort. Think of the small as large and the few as many. Confront the difficult while it is still easy; accomplish the great task by a series of small acts. The Master never reaches for the great; thus she achieves greatness. When she runs into a difficulty, she stops and gives herself to it. She doesn't cling to her own comfort; thus problems are no problem for her.

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  Running, Greatness, Thinking

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• What honor can there be without humility? What heights can be reached without being low? The pieces of a chariot are useless unless the work in accordance with the whole A man's life brings nothing unless he lives in accordance with the whole universe Playing one's part in accordance with the universe is true humility So whether you're a gem in the royal court or a stone on the common path If you accept your part with humility the glory of the universe will be yours

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  Life, Humility, Men

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• Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.

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  Dream, Opportunity, Worry

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• All things carry yin and embrace yang. They reach harmony by blending with the vital breath.

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  Taoism, Yang, Harmony

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• Stillness overcomes heat.

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  Taoism, Overcoming, Heat

  Laozi, Philip J. Ivanhoe (2003). “The Daodejing of Laozi”, p.48, Hackett Publishing

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• Letting the mind control the vital breath is called force.

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  Mind, Taoism, Force

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• The truly wise are content to be last. They are, therefore, first. They are indifferent to themselves. They are, therefore self-confident.

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  Confidence, Wise, Self

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• He who prides himself upon wealth and honor hastens his own downfall.

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  Pride, Honor, Wealth

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• Watch your thoughts, they become words.

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  Motivational, Determination, Smart

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• People turn their eyes and ears to him (the sage), and the sage cares for them like his own children.

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  Children, Eye, Compassion

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• The Way is ever nameless.

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  Taoism, Way, Nameless

  Laozi, Moss Roberts (2004). “Dao de Jing: The Book of the Way”, p.207, Univ of California Press

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• Force is followed by loss of strength. This is not the way of the Tao. That which goes against the Tao comes to an early end.

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  Strength, Loss, Way

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• Abandon fancy theologies and imaginary ideas and do some ordinary daily work... {Engage in this work with} unswerving kindness and unending patience.

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  Kindness, Work, Ideas

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• Mask your brightness. Be at one with the dust of the earth. This is primal union.

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  Dust, Earth, Unions

  Laozi, Gia-fu Feng, Jane English (1972). “Tao te ching”, Random House Inc

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