Lao Tzu Short Quotes

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Abandon learning and there will be no sorrow.

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

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Great talents ripen late; the highest notes are hard to hear.

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The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest sprout...

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Knowing ignorance is strength; ignoring knowledge is sickness.

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Act non-action; undertake no undertaking; taste the tasteless.

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Purity and stillness give the correct law to all under heaven.

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When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.

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Seek not happiness too greedily and be not fearful of happiness.

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Because he is a living divinity, when he acts, the universe acts.

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The best of all rulers is but a shadowy presence to his subjects.

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

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He who possesses virtue in abundance May be compared to an infant.

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The Way of Heaven has no favorites.
It is always with the good man.

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The best way to manage anything is by making use of its own nature.

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He who loves the world as his body may be entrusted with the empire.

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If you correct your mind the rest of your life will fall into place.

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

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Conquering others takes force, conquering yourself is true strength.

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

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People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge.

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See simplicity in the complicated. Achieve greatness in little things

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He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong.

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One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.

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Carrying body and soul and embracing the one, Can you avoid separation?

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The more laws and restrictions there are, the poorer the people become.

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

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The sage does not attempt anything very big, and thus achieves greatness.

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

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Heaven's net is indeed vast.
Though its meshes are wide, it misses nothing.

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