QUOTES by Lao Tzu
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"The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies without even having to fight them."
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"The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms"
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"To lead people, walk beside them... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate... When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves!'"
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"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."
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"Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy."
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"By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the world forever"
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"Advise the ruler to govern the state as one cooks a small fish - that is, don't turn it so often in the pan that it disintegrates"
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"The wise man does not lay his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own."
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"The more laws are enacted and taxes assessed, the greater the number of lawbreakers and tax evaders"
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"When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder."
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"To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage."
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"Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength."
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"The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness."
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"When armies are mobilized and issues joined, the man who is sorry over the fact will win"
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"Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it."
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"Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; And shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he is automatically involved in fear of losing his status."
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"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love."
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"The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself."
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"I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures."
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"One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others."
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"Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses."
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"For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance."
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"Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment; Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self needs strength"
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"Fail to honor people,they fail to honor you; but of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aims fulfilled, they will all say, 'We did this ourselves.'"
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"The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes."
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"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
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"The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest."
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"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want."
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"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step."
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