Laozi Quotes - Page 33

• If Heaven were not clear it might rend. If Earth were not firm it might crumble.

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  Heaven, Taoism, Earth

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• The sage governs by emptying senses and filling bellies.

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  Taoism, Sage, Filling

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• When the hares have all been caught, the hunting dogs are cooked.

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  Dog, Hunting, Caught

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• These possessions of a simpleton being the three I choose and cherish: to care, to be fair, to be humble.

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  Humble, Pride, Three

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• The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he does not wish to display his worth.

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  Humility, Wish, Merit

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• What Heaven detests, who knows why? Even the sage considers it difficult.

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  Heaven, Taoism, Sage

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• Conquering the world and changing it, I do not think it can succeed.

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  Thinking, Taoism, World

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• Failure is the foundation of success: success is the lurking place of failure.

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  Inspirational, Sports, Foundation

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• Dualistic thinking is a sickness.

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  Thinking, Sickness

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

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• The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. The more weapons you have, the less secure people will be. The more subsidies you have, the less self reliant people will be.

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  Self, People, Subsidies

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• We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner space that makes it liveable.

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  Space, House, Taoism

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• Is not the action of nature like the stretching of a bow? The high, it pulls down; the low, it lifts up; It takes from what is in excess In order to make good of what is deficient. Who can take what they have in excess and offer it to others?

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  Order, Taoism, Excess

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• There is something obscure which is complete before heaven and earth arose; tranquil, quiet, standing alone without change, moving without peril. It could be the mother of everything. Not knowing its name, I call it Tao.

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  Mother, Moving, Names

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• Truth sounds paradoxical!

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  Truth, Sound, Paradoxical

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• He who regards many things easy will find many difficulties. Therefore the sage regards things difficult, and consequently never has difficulties.

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  Sage, Easy, Difficult

  Laozi (1959). “Tao Tê Ching: A New Translation”

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• Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking.

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  Country, Government, Political

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• The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle. The most successful manager leads without dictating. This is intelligent non aggressiveness.

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  Peace, Struggle, Successful

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• Nature is not human hearted.

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  Nature, Enlightening, Hearted

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• The best soldiers are not warlike; the best fighters do not lose their temper. The greatest conquerors are those who overcome their enemies without strife. The greatest directors of men are those who yield place to others. This is called the Virtue of not striving, the capacity for directing mankind; this is being the compeer of Heaven. It was the highest goal of the ancients.

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  Humility, Men, Yield

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• All things flourish, and each returns to its source.

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  Taoism, Return, Source

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• Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.

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  Inspirational, Lakes, Sea

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• The sage does not strive to be great. Thereby he can accomplish the great.

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  Taoism, Doe, Sage

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• What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out

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  Inspirational, Rooted

  Laozi, D. C. Lau (1989). “Tao Te Ching”, p.77, Chinese University Press

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• To lead, one must follow.

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  Leadership

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• Cultivate virtue in the world, and it will be universal.

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  Taoism, World, Virtue

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