Laozi Quotes - Page 32

• The sage never strives for greatness, and can therefore accomplish greatness.

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  Greatness, Taoism, Sage

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• Throw away holiness and wisdom, and people will be a hundred times happier. Throw away morality and justice, and people will do the right thing. Throw away industry and profit, and there won't be any thieves. If these three aren't enough, just stay at the center of the circle and let all things take their course.

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  Circles, People, Justice

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• The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.

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  Mourning, Triumph, Weapons

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• The best form of leadership is to be conscious of the leadership potential with the followers and to let them unleash this potential in a spontaneous way. When a great leader accomplishes this task with effortless ease, the followers say, "We did it ourselves."

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  Leader, Tasks, Followers

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• Good men are bad men's instructors, And bad men are good men's materials.

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  Men, Evil, Good Man

  Laozi (1959). “Tao Tê Ching: A New Translation”

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• Knowing that we don't know it's humility; thinking that we know what we don't know, is sickness.

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  Humility, Thinking, Knowing

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• Whoever is capable of knowing when they have had enough will always be satisfied.

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  Knowing, Satisfaction, Had Enough

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• Failure is the foundation of success: success is the lurking place of failure.

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  Inspirational, Sports, Foundation

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• The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he does not wish to display his worth.

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  Humility, Wish, Merit

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• There is something obscure which is complete before heaven and earth arose; tranquil, quiet, standing alone without change, moving without peril. It could be the mother of everything. Not knowing its name, I call it Tao.

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  Mother, Moving, Names

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• Is not the action of nature like the stretching of a bow? The high, it pulls down; the low, it lifts up; It takes from what is in excess In order to make good of what is deficient. Who can take what they have in excess and offer it to others?

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  Order, Taoism, Excess

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• He who regards many things easy will find many difficulties. Therefore the sage regards things difficult, and consequently never has difficulties.

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  Sage, Easy, Difficult

  Laozi (1959). “Tao Tê Ching: A New Translation”

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• The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. The more weapons you have, the less secure people will be. The more subsidies you have, the less self reliant people will be.

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  Self, People, Subsidies

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• Attending fully and becoming supple, Can you be as a newborn babe?

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  Becoming, Tao, Newborn

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• To conquer others is to have power, to conquer yourself is to know the way.

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  Way, Conquer, Knows

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• We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner space that makes it liveable.

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  Space, House, Taoism

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• Who can enjoy enlightenment and remain indifferent to suffering in the world? This is not in keeping with the Way. Only those who increase their service along with their understanding can be called men and women of Tao.

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  Men, Understanding, Suffering

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

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• Abandon learning and there will be no sorrow.

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  Learning, Sorrow, Abandon

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• The ancient Masters didn't try to educate the people, but kindly taught them to not-know. When they think that they know the answers, people are difficult to guide. When they know that they don't know, people can find their own way. If you want to learn how to govern, avoid being clever or rich. The simplest pattern is the clearest. Content with an ordinary life, you can show all people the way back to their own true nature.

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  Clever, Thinking, People

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• The sage does not strive to be great. Thereby he can accomplish the great.

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  Taoism, Doe, Sage

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• Cultivate virtue in the world, and it will be universal.

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  Taoism, World, Virtue

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• How can a man's life keep it's course If he will not let it flow, Those who flow as life flows know They need no other force: They feel no wear, they feel no tear, They need no mending, no repair.

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  Spiritual, Men, Tears

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• The best soldiers are not warlike; the best fighters do not lose their temper. The greatest conquerors are those who overcome their enemies without strife. The greatest directors of men are those who yield place to others. This is called the Virtue of not striving, the capacity for directing mankind; this is being the compeer of Heaven. It was the highest goal of the ancients.

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  Humility, Men, Yield

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• To lead, one must follow.

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  Leadership

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• It is better not to make merit a matter of reward Lest people conspire and contend.

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  People, Rewards, Matter

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