Laozi Quotes - Page 6

• Because of a great love, one is courageous.

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  Love, Anniversary, Taoism

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• A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.

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  Inspirational, Life, Summer

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• He who controls the past controls the future.

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  Future, Past, Political Language

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• If you worry more for others' beliefs, then you will be their slave.

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  Worry, Taoism, Belief

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• Strong winds do not last all morning, hard rains do not last all day.

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  Strong, Morning, Rain

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• I have three treasures which I hold and keep. The first is mercy; the second is economy. The third is daring not to be ahead of others. From mercy comes courage; from economy comes generosity; From humility comes leadership.

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  Humility, Generosity, Treasure

  Laozi (1997). “道德经”, Vintage

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• A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind. Thus by nature's own decree, the soft and gentle are triumphant.

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  Wind, Tree, Cracks

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• The wise man doesn't compete; therefore nobody can compete with him.

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  Wise, Men, Competition

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• Understand this if nothing else: spiritual freedom and oneness with the Tao are not randomly bestowed gifts, but the rewards of conscious self-transformation and self-evolution.

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  Spiritual, Self, Oneness

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• Speaking with kindness creates confidence, thinking with kindness creates profoundness, giving with kindness creates love.

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  Relationship, Kindness, Communication

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• Eliminate mental muddiness and obscurity; keep your mind crystal clear. Allow your pure original insight to emerge. Quiet your emotions and abide in serenity. Don't go crazy with the worship of idols, images, and ideas; this is like putting a new head on top of the head you already have. Remember: if you can cease all restless activity, your integral nature will appear.

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  Nature, Crazy, Idols

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• Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.

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  Money, Heart, Knives

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• How do I become still?
  By flowing with the stream.

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  Streams, Stills

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• If one desires to receive one must first give. This is called profound understanding.

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  Giving, Profound, Understanding

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• If you wish to become a divine immortal angel, then restore the angelic qualities of your being through virtue and service. This is the only way to gain the attention of the immortals... These angelic teachers cannot be sought out; it is they who seek out the student. When you succeed in connecting your energy with the divine realm through high awareness and the practice of undiscriminating virtue, the transmission of the ultimate subtle truths will follow.

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  Teacher, Angel, Practice

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• The Master observes the world, but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. His heart is as open as the sky.

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  Heart, Sky, Taoism

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• Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return. Each separate being in the universe returns to the common source. Returning to the source is serenity. If you don't realize the source, you stumble in confusion and sorrow. When you realize where you come from, you naturally become tolerant, disinterested, amused, kindhearted as a grandmother, dignified as a king. Immersed in the wonder of the Tao, you can deal with whatever life brings you, and when death comes, you are ready.

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  Kings, Heart, Grandmother

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• Be content with an ordinary life.

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  Ordinary, Ordinary Life

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• From wonder into wonder existence opens.

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  Inspirational, Taoism, Awakening

  "The Way of Life, According to Laotzu" by Witter Bynner, 1944.

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• Every human being's essential nature is perfect and faultless, but after years of immersion in the world we easily forget our roots and take on a counterfeit nature.

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  Positivity, Years, Roots

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• Whatever is flexible and living will tend to grow; whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die.

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  Love, Inspirational, Blocked

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• The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas. Tolerant like the sky, all-pervading like sunlight, firm like a mountain, supple like a tree in the wind, he has no destination in view and makes use of anything life happens to bring his way.

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  Inspirational, Men, Views

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• Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.

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  Taoism, Failing, Loses

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• A good person is the bad person's teacher. A bad person is the good person's task.

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  Teacher, Knowledge, Taoism

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• Life is going forth; death is returning home.

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  Death, Home, Life Is

  Lao Tzu, Laozi, Tom Butler-Bowdon (2012). “Tao Te Ching: The Ancient Classic”, p.105, John Wiley & Sons

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