Laozi Quotes - Page 30

• Behave simply and hold on to purity.

  Laozi

  Taoism, Purity, Behave

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• He who is great must make humility his base. He who is high must make lowliness his foundation. Thus, princes and kings in speaking of themselves use the terms "lonely," "friendless," "of small account." Is not this making humility their base?

  Laozi

  Lonely, Kings, Humility

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• Activity conquers coldness. Stillness conquers heat.

  Laozi

  Heat, Conquer, Activity

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• He does not struggle with anyone - thus no one can vanquish him.

  Laozi

  Philosophy, Struggle, Doe

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• The universe is deathless; Is deathless because, having no finite self, it stays infinite. A sound man by not advancing himself stays the further ahead of himself, By not confining himself to himself sustains himself outside himself: By never being an end in himself he endlessly becomes himself.

  Laozi

  Men, Self, Sound

  "Tao Te Ching". Book by Laozi (Ch. 7), 4th century BC.

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• He who stands on tiptoe is not steady. He who strides cannot maintain the pace. He who makes a show is not enlightened. He who is self-righteous is not respected. He who boasts achieves nothing. He who brags will not endure. According to followers of the Tao, "These are extra food and unnecessary luggage." They do not bring happiness, therefore followers of the Tao avoid them.

  Laozi

  Self, Pace, Followers

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• Do not make them (people) weary at their work. If you do not make them weary, they will not be weary of you.

  Laozi

  People, Taoism, Weary

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• Meandering leads to perfection.

  Laozi

  Journey, Hiking, Perfection

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• Other people have more than they need, I alone seem wanting.

  Laozi

  Compassion, People, Taoism

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• Correct becomes defect. Good becomes ominous. People's delusions have certainly lasted long.

  Laozi

  Knowledge, Long, People

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• Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength

  Laozi

  Motivational, Strength, Wisdom

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• The more you know the less you understand.

  Laozi

  Spiritual, Mlm, Tao Te Ching

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• Make the small big and the few many.

  Laozi

  Taoism, Bigs

  Laozi, Chichung Huang (2003). “Tao te ching: a literal translation with an introduction, notes, and commentary”, Asian Humanities Pr

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• To manage your mind, know that there is nothing, and then relinquish all attachment to nothingness.

  Laozi

  Attachment, Mind, Spiritual Transformation

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

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• If you see what is small as it sees itself, and accept what is weak for what strength it has, and use what is dim for the light it gives then all will go well. This is called Acting Naturally.

  Laozi

  Light, Giving, Acting

  Laozi, Archie J. Bahm (1996). “Tao Teh King”, p.49, Jain Publishing Company

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• The Wise Man is square but not sharp, honest but not not malign, straight but not severe, bright but not dazzling.

  Laozi

  Wise, Men, Squares

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• Stillness is the ruler of haste.

  Laozi

  Taoism, Haste, Rulers

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• Shape clay into a vessel;
  It is the space within that makes it useful.
  Cut doors and windows for a room;
  It is the holes which make it useful.
  Therefore benefit comes from what is there;
  Usefulness from what is not there.

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Cutting, Space

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• I am at peace, and people become fair by themselves.

  Laozi

  People, Taoism, Fairs

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• When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.

  Laozi

  Believe, Average, Practice

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• If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. The Master leads by emptying people's minds and filling their cores, by weakening their ambition and toughening their resolve. He helps people lose everything they know, everything they desire, and creates confusion in those who think that they know. Practice not-doing, and everything will fall into place.

  Laozi

  Fall, Ambition, Men

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• I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.

  Laozi

  Home, Compassion, Taoism

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• There is no greater fault than sensual indulgence. There is no greater misfortune than malcontent. There is no greater calamity than greed.

  Laozi

  Greed, Taoism, Greater

  "Lao Tze's Tao Teh King: The Bible of Taoism".

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• Do nondoing, strive for nonstriving, savor the flavorless, regard the small as important, make much of little, repay enmity with virtue; plan for difficulty when it is still easy, do the great while it is still small. The most difficult things in the world must be done while they are easy; the greatest things in the world must be done while they are small.

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  Important, Done, Enmity

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• The feminine values are the fountain of bliss. Know the masculine, Keep to the feminine.

  Laozi

  Bliss, Feminine, Fountain

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