Laozi Quotes - Page 4

• Act without expectation.

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  Expectations, Taoism

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• No weapon is sharper than will.

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  Weapons

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• If you never assume importance, you never lose it.

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  Assuming, Assumption, Never Assume

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• The wise stand out because they see themselves as part of the Whole. They shine because they don't want to impress. They achieve great things because they don't look for recognition. Their wisdom is contained in what they are, not their opinions. They refuse to argue, so no-one argues with them.

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  Relationship, Wise, Spiritual

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• Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.

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  Arrogance, Accomplish, Shows

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• Freedom from desire leads to inner peace.

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  Peace, Desire, Calmness

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• Perfect kindness acts without thinking of kindness.

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  Kindness, Thinking, Compassion

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• Deal with difficult tasks while they are easy. Act on large issues while they are small.

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  Life, Issues, Tasks

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• If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be truly fulfilled.

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  Spiritual, Helping Others, Looks

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• He who hoards much loses much.

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  Simplicity, Loses

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• Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.

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  Love, Wisdom, Passion

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• What resists, persists.

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  Persist

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• Throw away profit and greed, and there won't be any thieves.

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  Greed, Thieves, Profit

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• To be learned, add something each day. To be enlightened drop something each day.

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  Add, Each Day, Enlightened

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• Only he who does not seek to be ahead of others is capable of living in harmony with everyone.

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  Philosophy, Doe, Harmony

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• The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

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  Journey, Fortune Cookie, Steps

  "The Book of the Simple Way of Laotze: A New Translation from the Text of the Tao-teh-king".

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• If you are at peace, you are living in the present.

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  Tao Te Ching, Past Present Future, Anxiety Depression

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• An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.

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  Inspirational, Success, Moving

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• Wise men hear and see as little children do.

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  Wise, Children, Men

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• Hold on to the center and make up your mind to rejoice in this paradise called life.

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  Life, Appreciation, Mind

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• Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.

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  Serenity, Mind, Taoism

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• If there is to be peace in the world,
  There must be peace in the nations.
  If there is to be peace in the nations,
  There must be peace in the cities.
  If there is to be peace in the cities,
  There must be peace between neighbors.
  If there is to be peace between neighbors,
  There must be peace in the home.
  If there is to be peace in the home,
  There must be peace in the heart.

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  Peace, Home, Heart

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• The wise man, after learning something new, is afraid to learn anything more until he has put his first lesson into practice.

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  Wise, Meaningful, Men

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• When you accept yourself, the Universe accepts you.

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  Accepting Yourself, Accepting, Universe

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• In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech, be true. In ruling, be just. In daily life, be competent. In action, be aware of the time and the season.

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  Heart, Land, Dwelling

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