Laozi Quotes - Page 37

• The more sharp weapons people have in a country, the bigger the disorder will be.

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  Country, People, Taoism

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• Hold on to the great image, and the whole world follows, follows unharmed, content and completely at peace.

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  Taoism, World, Whole

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• Not knowing of the eternal leads to unfortunate errors.

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  Knowledge, Errors, Knowing

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• What's the difference between beautiful and ugly?

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  Beautiful, Differences, Taoism

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• He who has little will receive. He who has much will be embarrassed.

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  Littles, Wealth, Embarrassed

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

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• The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends... then self mastery can be sought.

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  Self, Mind, Energy

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

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• Good walking leaves no track behind it.

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  Journey, Hiking, Track

  Laozi, Jingxiong Wu (1997). “Dao teh jing”

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• He does not seek power - yet people follow him.

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  Philosophy, People, Doe

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• Kindness in thought leads to wisdom. Kindness in speech leads to eloquence. Kindness in action leads to love.

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  Kindness, Speech, Action

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• Stay at the center and let all things take their course.

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  Stay Strong, Stay Positive, All Things

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• In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.

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  Being Strong, Stay Strong, Hard Times

  Laozi, D. C. Lau (1989). “Tao Te Ching”, p.113, Chinese University Press

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• Meet the difficult while it is easy.

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  Taoism, Easy, Difficult

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• They can see their neighbors. Roosters and dogs can be heard from there. Still, they will age and die without visiting one another.

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  Dog, Taoism, Age

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• The truly great man dwells on what is real and not what is on the surface.

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  Real, Men, Tao

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• Truth sounds paradoxical!

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  Truth, Sound, Paradoxical

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• He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.

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  Spiritual, Book, Communication

  Tao-te Ching ch. 56 (translation by Wing-Tsit Chan)

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• Of the best rulers, The people only know that they exist; the next best they love and praise the next they fear; and the next they revile. When they do not command the people's faith, some will lose faith in them, and then they resort to oaths! But of the best when their task is accomplished, their work done, the people all remark, We have done it ourselves.

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  People, Tasks, Done

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• Taking things lightly must lead to big difficulties.

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  Taoism, Bigs, Difficulty

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• To know people is wisdom, but to know yourself is enlightenment. to master people takes force, but to master yourself takes strength. to know contentment is wealth, and to live with strength resolve. to never leave whatever you are is to abide, and to die without getting lost- that is to live on and on.

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  People, Words Of Wisdom, Contentment

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• The rigid and big belong below. The soft and weak belong above.

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  Taoism, Weak, Bigs

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• Use your light, but dim your brightness.

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  Humility, Light, Use

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• Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.

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  Taoism, Way, Filling

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• The wise does not think that only he is right -thus he knows the truth.

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  Wise, Philosophy, Thinking

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• The female always surpasses the male with stillness. In her stillness she is yielding.

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  Taoism, Males, Female

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• Praise leads to weakness. Getting it causes fear, losing it causes fear.

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  Taoism, Weakness, Causes

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