The man of knowledge acquires something new everyday, and the man of Tao lets go of something new every day.
A good door needs no lock, still it can't be opened.
The best fighter is never angry.
What honor can there be without humility? What heights can be reached without being low? The pieces of a chariot are useless unless the work in accordance with the whole A man's life brings nothing unless he lives in accordance with the whole universe Playing one's part in accordance with the universe is true humility So whether you're a gem in the royal court or a stone on the common path If you accept your part with humility the glory of the universe will be yours
The sage acts without taking credit. He accomplishes without dwelling on it. He does not want to display his worth.
...the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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.
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
Though tightly the net of words forms, how surely truth slips out.
Too much success is not an advantage. Do not tinkle like jade Or clatter like stone chimes.
When the palace is magnificent, the fields are filled with weeds, and the granaries are empty.
Kindness in giving creates love.
By steadily disciplining the animal nature, until it becomes one pointed, it is possible to establish conscious awareness of The Eternal.
Fame of self: Which matters more? Self or wealth: Which is more precious? Gain or loss: Which is more painful?
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them... If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
The sage wears coarse clothes, concealing jade.
People are hard to govern. The rulers interfere with too much. That is why people are hard to govern.
Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be before the people, he must put himself behind them. In this way, though he has his place above them, the people do not feel his weight; though he has his place before them, they do not feel it as an injury. Therefore all mankind delight to exalt him, and weary of him not.
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
When the great Tao is forgotten, goodness and piety appear. When the body's intelligence declines, cleverness and knowledge step forth. When there is no peace in the family, filial piety begins. When the country falls into chaos, patriotism is born.
Love is the greatest link that we have with those who have temporarily left us.
Wear down to be renewed.
When a country is in harmony with the Tao, the factories make trucks and tractors. When a country goes counter to the Tao, warheads are stockpiled outside the cities. There is no greater illusion than fear, no greater wrong than preparing to defend yourself, no greater misfortune than having an enemy. Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe.
Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself.
Who is unhappy with little, won't be with much; who doesn't appreciate the small won't be able to take care of the large; who doesn't have enough with enough is at the margin or virtue, for the physical body lives from one day to another and if it gets what it really needs, there will be time for meditation, as long as if we try to give it everything it desires, endless will be the task.
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