Laozi Quotes - Page 37

• I have three treasures that I cherish. The first is compassion. The second is moderation. The third is not claiming to be first in the world.

  Laozi

  Compassion, Taoism, Three

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

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  Life, Divinity, Universe

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

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• Know the white, But keep the black, Be an example to the world! Being an example to the world, Ever true and unwavering, Return to the infinite.

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  White, Black, Example

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.

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  Misery

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• The sage attends to the belly, and not to what he sees.

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  Taoism, Sage, Belly

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• The Way of Heaven does not complete, and yet it skillfully achieves victory. It does not speak, and yet it skillfully responds to things. It comes to you without your invitation.

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  Heaven, Victory, Doe

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• Few things under heaven bring more benefit than the lessons learned from silence and the actions taken without striving.

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  Inspirational, Taken, Silence

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• The slaying of multitudes should be mourned with sorrow. A victory should be celebrated with the funeral rite.

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  War, Funeral, Sorrow

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• The most complete seems lacking. Yet in use it is not exhausted.

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  Taoism, Use, Exhausted

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• All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being.

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  World, Miscellaneous, All Things

  Tao-te Ching ch. 40 (translation byWing-Tsit Chan)

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• The best way to live / is to be like water / For water benefits all things / and goes against none of them.

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  Water, Way To Live, Benefits

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• Nothing is weaker than water, Yet for overcoming what is hard and strong, Nothing surpasses it.

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  Strong, Water, Overcoming

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• If Heaven and Earth are unable to persist, how could man?

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  Men, Heaven, Taoism

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• He who holds on to the Way seeks no excess. Since he lacks excess, he can grow old in no need to be renewed.

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  Taoism, Needs, Excess

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• Being is born of not being.

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  Born

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• The more we give to others, the more we are increased.

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  Giving

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• Hold on to the great image, and the whole world follows, follows unharmed, content and completely at peace.

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  Taoism, World, Whole

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• Great acts are made up of small deeds.

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  Inspirational, Procrastination, Bad Day

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• Not knowing of the eternal leads to unfortunate errors.

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  Knowledge, Errors, Knowing

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• The sage honors his part of the settlement, but does not exact his due from others.

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  Compassion, Honor, Taoism

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• Stay at the center and let all things take their course.

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  Stay Strong, Stay Positive, All Things

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• They can see their neighbors. Roosters and dogs can be heard from there. Still, they will age and die without visiting one another.

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  Dog, Taoism, Age

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• Meet the difficult while it is easy.

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  Taoism, Easy, Difficult

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• The transformation toward eternal life is gradual. The heavy gross energy of body, mind, and spirit must first be purified and uplifted. When the energy ascends... then self mastery can be sought.

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  Self, Mind, Energy

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

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• In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.

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  Being Strong, Stay Strong, Hard Times

  Laozi, D. C. Lau (1989). “Tao Te Ching”, p.113, Chinese University Press

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