Laozi Quotes - Page 30

• Let the country be small, and the inhabitants few.

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  Country, Taoism

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• Those who have the courage to dare will perish. Those who have the courage not to dare will live.

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  Taoism, Dare

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• 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.

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  Country, Fall, Body

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• The Way is empty, yet inexhaustible, like an abyss!

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  Taoism, Way, Empty

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• Fame of self: Which matters more? Self or wealth: Which is more precious? Gain or loss: Which is more painful?

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  Loss, Self, Balance

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• Knowing that we don't know it's humility; thinking that we know what we don't know, is sickness.

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  Humility, Thinking, Knowing

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• Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.

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  Kindness, Thinking

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• We go from birth to death. Three out of ten follow life. Three out of ten follow death. People who rush from birth to death are also three out of ten. Why is that so? Because they want to make too much of life.

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  People, Taoism, Three

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• Act without striving. Work without interfering. Find the flavour in what is flavourless.

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  Inspirational, Strive, Flavour

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• A good traveler leaves no tracks. Good speech lacks fault-finding.

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  Life, Track, Speech

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• Build up virtue, and you master all.

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  Action, Virtue, Masters

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• As restrictions and prohibitions are multiplied the people grow poorer and poorer. When they are subjected to overmuch government, the land is thrown into confusion.

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  Government, Land, People

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• Giving to others selflesly and anonymously, radiating light throughout the world and illuminating your own darkness, your virtue becomes a sanctuary for yourself and all beings.

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  Inspirational, Helping Others, Light

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• The good leader carries water for his people.

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  People, Water, Leader

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• Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength

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  Motivational, Strength, Wisdom

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• By compassion one can be brave.

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  Compassion, Brave, Taoism

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• Make the small big and the few many.

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  Taoism, Bigs

  Laozi, Chichung Huang (2003). “Tao te ching: a literal translation with an introduction, notes, and commentary”, Asian Humanities Pr

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• The more you know the less you understand.

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  Spiritual, Mlm, Tao Te Ching

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• When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.

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  Taoism, Use, Sage

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• Meandering leads to perfection.

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  Journey, Hiking, Perfection

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• The universe is deathless; Is deathless because, having no finite self, it stays infinite. A sound man by not advancing himself stays the further ahead of himself, By not confining himself to himself sustains himself outside himself: By never being an end in himself he endlessly becomes himself.

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  Men, Self, Sound

  "Tao Te Ching". Book by Laozi (Ch. 7), 4th century BC.

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• Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.

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  People, Honor, Failing

  "Tao Te Ching". Book by Laozi (Ch. 17), 4th century BC.

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• Bend and you will be straight.

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  Flexibility

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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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• I am at peace, and people become fair by themselves.

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  People, Taoism, Fairs

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