Lao Tzu
"The Master doesn't try to be powerful;thus he is truly powerful. The ordinary man keeps reaching for power;thus he never has enough. The Master does nothing,yet he leaves nothing undone. The ordinary man is always ding things,yet many more are left to be done.[…]Therefore the Master concerns himself With the depths and not the surface,With the fruit and not the flower.[…]Teaching without words,Performing without actions:That is the Master’s way.[…]The Master arrives without leaving,Sees the light without looking,Achieves without doing a thing.[…]The Master is above the people,And no one feels oppressed. She goes ahead of the people,And no feels manipulated. The whole world is grateful to her. Because she completes with no one,No one can complete with her."
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"The Master doesn't try to be powerful;thus he is truly powerful. The ordinary man keeps reaching for power;thus he never has enough. The Master does nothing,yet he leaves nothing undone. The ordinary man is always ding things,yet many more are left to be done.[…]Therefore the Master concerns himself With the depths and not the surface,With the fruit and not the flower.[…]Teaching without words,Performing without actions:That is the Master’s way.[…]The Master arrives without leaving,Sees the light without looking,Achieves without doing a thing.[…]The Master is above the people,And no one feels oppressed. She goes ahead of the people,And no feels manipulated. The whole world is grateful to her. Because she completes with no one,No one can complete with her."
Lao Tzu
"If you don’t stand sincere by your wordshow sincere can the people be?Take great care over words, treasure them.1.17"
Lao Tzu
"“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”"
Lao Tzu
"Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny."
Lao Tzu
"Do you imagine the universe is agitated? Go into the desert at night and look at the stars. This practice should answer the question."
Lao Tzu
"Love is of all the passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses."
Lao Tzu
"Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Love them. Startwith what they know. Build with what they have. But with the bestleaders, when the work is done, the task accomplished, the people willsay 'We have done this ourselves."
Lao Tzu
"I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men."
Lao Tzu
"So the unwanting soulsees what's hidden,and the ever-wanting soulsees only what it wants."
Lao Tzu
"Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream."
Lao Tzu
"The slaying of multitudes should be mourned with sorrow. A victory should be celebrated with the funeral rite."
Lao Tzu
"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to."
Lao Tzu
"In pursuit of knowledge, every day something is acquired. In pursuit of wisdom, every day something is dropped."
Lao Tzu
"To know that you do not know is the best. To think you know when you do not is a disease. Recognizing this disease as a disease is to be free of it."
Lao Tzu
"I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any."
Lao Tzu
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