Laozi Quotes - Page 22

• . . . learn to value what is important today in the subtle realm rather than what appears desirable tomorrow in the worldly realm.

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  Learning, Important, Today

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

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• Water does not force its way.

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  Water, Doe, Way

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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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• When you are one with loss, the loss is experienced willingly.

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  Loss, Taoism, Tao Ching

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• Attain utmost emptiness. Abide in steadfast stillness.

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  Taoism, Emptiness, Steadfast

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• (The Tao) is always present and always available. . . . If you are willing to be lived by it, you will see it everywhere, even in the most ordinary things.

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  Life, Philosophy, Taoism

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

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• The highest virtue seems as low as a valley.

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  Compassion, Taoism, Valleys

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• Embrace simplicity. Put others first. Desire little.

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  Simplicity, Taoism, Desire

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• The most straight seems curved.

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  Taoism, Seems

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• In this world, there is nothing softer or thinner than water. But to compel the hard and unyielding, it has no equal. That the weak overcomes the strong, that the hard gives way to the gentle - this everyone knows. Yet no one asks accordingly.

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  Strong, Kindness, Giving

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• In the Way of Heaven, there is no partiality of love; it is always on the side of the good man.

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  Love, Heart, Men

  Laozi (2015). “Tao Te Ching”, p.79, Booklassic

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

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  Happiness, Taoism, Seeking Happiness

  Laozi (1919). “Laotzu's Tao and Wu Wei”

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• The sage has no concern for himself, but makes the concerns of others his own.

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  Compassion, Taoism, Sage

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• He who regards the world as he does the fortune of his own body can govern the world. He who loves the world as he does his own body can be entrusted with the world.

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  Doe, World, Charity

  Laozi (1959). “Tao Tê Ching”

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• The sturdiest virtue seems fragile.

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  Taoism, Virtue, Fragile

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• The real art of governing consists, so far as possible, in doing nothing.

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  Art, Real, Political

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• When they lose their sense of awe, people turn to religion. When they no longer trust themselves, they begin to depend upon authority. Therefore the Master steps back so that people won't be confused. He teaches without a teaching, so that people will have nothing to learn.

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  Confused, Teaching, People

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• When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.

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  Inspirational, Deep Life, Honor

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• The high must make the low its base.

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  Compassion, Taoism, Lows

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• Things exalted then decay. This is going against the Way. What goes against the Way meets an early end.

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  Taoism, Decay, Way

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• In order to contract, It is necessary first to expand. In order to weaken, It is necessary first to strengthen. In order to destroy, It is first necessary to promote. In order to grasp, It is necessary first to give. This is called subtle light. The weak and the tender overcome the hard and the strong.

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  Strong, Character, Light

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• Tao is beyond words and beyond understanding. Words may be used to speak of it, but they cannot contain it. Tao existed before words and names, before heaven and earth, before the ten thousand things. It is the unlimited father and mother of all limited things. Therefore, to see beyond boundaries to the subtle heart of things, dispense with names, with concepts, with expectations and ambitions and differences. Tao and its many manifestations arise from the same source: subtle wonder within mysterious darkness. This is the beginning of all understanding.

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  Mother, Father, Heart

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• Nature is not anthropomorphic.

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• Goodness strives not, and therefore it is not rebuked.

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  Humility, Strive, Goodness

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• Do you imagine the universe is agitated? Go into the desert at night and look out at the stars. This practice should answer the question..... The master settles her mind as the universe settles the stars in the sky. By connecting her mind with the subtle origin, she calms it. Once calmed, it naturally expands, and ultimately her mind becomes as vast and immeasurable as the night sky.

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  Stars, Night, Practice

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