Laozi Quotes - Page 29

• The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings. He knows that he is going to die, and her has nothing left to hold on to: no illusions in his mind, no resistances in his body. He doesn't think about his actions; they flow from the core of his being. He holds nothing back from life; therefore he is ready for death, as a man is ready for sleep after a good day's work.

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  Life, Sleep, Good Day

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• Because clarity and enlightenment are within your own nature, they are regained without moving an inch.

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  Nature, Moving, Enlightenment

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

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• Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue.

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  Giving, Credit, Tao

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• Act without striving. Work without interfering. Find the flavour in what is flavourless.

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  Inspirational, Strive, Flavour

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• To delight in conquest is to delight in slaughter.

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  War, Delight, Slaughter

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• Love is the greatest link that we have with those who have temporarily left us.

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  Love, Death, Links

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• The Way to Heaven has no favorites. It is always with the good man.

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  Spiritual, Men, Heaven

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• The skillful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels.

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  Wheels, Traveller, Skillful

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• When the palace is magnificent, the fields are filled with weeds, and the granaries are empty.

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  Weed, Taoism, Fields

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• Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.

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  People, Honor, Failing

  "Tao Te Ching". Book by Laozi (Ch. 17), 4th century BC.

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• He (the sage) is good to those who are good. He is also good to those who are not good. That is the virtue of good.

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  Taoism, Sage, Virtue

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• Man is ruled by Earth. Earth is ruled by Heaven. Heaven is ruled by the Way. The Way is ruled by itself.

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  Men, Heaven, Taoism

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• From caring comes courage.

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  Inspirational, Inspiring, Being Strong

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• The sage desires no desire, does not value rare treasures, learns without learning, recovers what people have left behind.

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  People, Taoism, Desire

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• I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.

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  Inspirational, Evil, Taoism

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• People are hard to govern. The rulers interfere with too much. That is why people are hard to govern.

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  People, Taoism, Too Much

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• When cleverness emerges There is great hypocrisy.

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  Hypocrisy, Cleverness

  Laozi, D. C. Lau (1989). “Tao Te Ching”, p.27, Chinese University Press

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• Knowing ignorance is strength; ignoring knowledge is sickness.

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  Ignorance, Knowing, Sickness

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

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• Praise and disgrace cause fear.

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  Taoism, Causes, Praise

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• The Way of Tao is this: It strives not, but conquers; It speaks not, but all is made clear; It summons not, but its house is crowded; It contrives not, but the design is perfect.

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  Perfect, House, Design

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• A good traveler leaves no tracks. Good speech lacks fault-finding.

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  Life, Track, Speech

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• Meet the big while it is small.

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  Taoism, Bigs

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• The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.

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  Strong, Taoism, Overcoming

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• Giving to others selflesly and anonymously, radiating light throughout the world and illuminating your own darkness, your virtue becomes a sanctuary for yourself and all beings.

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  Inspirational, Helping Others, Light

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• Those who are one with deprivation are deprived of deprivation.

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  Taoism, Deprivation, Deprived

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