Laozi Quotes - Page 3

• Pain and happiness are simply conditions of the ego. Forget the ego.

  Laozi

  Happiness, Pain, Ego

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

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• We desire to understand the world by giving names to the things we see, but these things are only the effects of something subtle.

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  Names, Giving, Desire

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• People aren't against you; they are for themselves. The most dangerous risk of all - the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later. He who conquers others is strong, he who conquers himself is mighty.

  Laozi

  Strong, People, Risk

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• He who is attached to things will suffer much.

  Laozi

  Suffering, Tao Te Ching Leadership

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• The real key to health and happiness and success is self knowledge

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  Real, Self, Keys

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• Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear.

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  Inspirational, Dangerous, Tao Ching

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• A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.

  Laozi

  Broken Heart, Acceptance, Tree

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• Knowing that you do not know is the best. Not knowing that you do not know is an illness.

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  Knowledge, Knowing, Taoism

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• Sometimes gain comes from losing, and sometimes loss comes from gaining.

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  Loss, Taoism, Gains

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• In the end, The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go

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  Inspirational, Letting Go, Treasure

  Laozi (2005). “Tao te ching: a new translation & commentary”

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• How do I become still?
  By flowing with the stream.

  Laozi

  Streams, Stills

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• Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.

  Laozi

  Goal, Moments, Positive Future

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• If you understand others you are smart.
  If you understand yourself you are illuminated.
  If you overcome others you are powerful.
  If you overcome yourself you have strength.
  If you know how to be satisfied you are rich.
  If you can act with vigor, you have a will.
  If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting.
  If you die without loss, you are eternal.

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  Powerful, Smart, Loss

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• Life is going forth; death is returning home.

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  Death, Home, Life Is

  Lao Tzu, Laozi, Tom Butler-Bowdon (2012). “Tao Te Ching: The Ancient Classic”, p.105, John Wiley & Sons

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• All action begins in rest... This is the ultimate truth.

  Laozi

  Action, Ultimate Truth, Ultimate

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• The value of actions lies in their timing.

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  Lying, Achievement, Action

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• Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.

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  Meditation, Feel Good, Taoism

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• If you scramble about in search of inner peace, you will lose your inner peace.

  Laozi

  Inner Peace, Taoism, Ifs

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

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• Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.

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  Inspirational, Kindness, Heart

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• The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.

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  Beauty, Beautiful, Truth

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• Knowledge studies others, wisdom is self known.

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  Self, Study, Known

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• Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

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  Love, Inspirational, Life

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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.

  Laozi

  Love, Self, World

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• There is no greater sin than desire, No greater curse than discontent, No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself. Therefore he who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.

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  Desire, Sin, Enough

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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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.

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  Life, Happiness, Spiritual

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