The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours.
Lao Tzu

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Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven.
Lao Tzu

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To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.
Lao Tzu

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Great acts are made up of small deeds.
Lao Tzu

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Be the chief but never the lord.
Lao Tzu

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He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
Lao Tzu

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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.
Lao Tzu

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Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.
Lao Tzu

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Born to be wild - live to outgrow it.
Lao Tzu

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

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The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.
Lao Tzu

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To lead people walk behind them.
Lao Tzu

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He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.
Lao Tzu

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The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
Lao Tzu

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Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens.
Lao Tzu

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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
Lao Tzu

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

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Silence is a source of great strength.
Lao Tzu

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It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.
Lao Tzu

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The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.
Lao Tzu

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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.
Lao Tzu

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The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
Lao Tzu

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Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.
Lao Tzu

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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
Lao Tzu

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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
Lao Tzu

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From caring comes courage.
Lao Tzu

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He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.
Lao Tzu

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When the best leader's work is done the people say, "We did it ourselves."
Lao Tzu

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To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.
Lao Tzu

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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Lao Tzu

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He who talks more is sooner exhausted.
Lao Tzu

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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
Lao Tzu

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The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.
Lao Tzu

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Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.
Lao Tzu

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The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.
Lao Tzu

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To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.
Lao Tzu

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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Lao Tzu

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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Lao Tzu

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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.
Lao Tzu

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Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.
Lao Tzu

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The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours.
Lao Tzu

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From caring comes courage.
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.
Lao Tzu

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All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.
Lao Tzu

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Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
Lao Tzu

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Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
Lao Tzu

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Nature is not human hearted.
Lao Tzu

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Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
Lao Tzu

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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Lao Tzu

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Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.
Lao Tzu

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The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
Lao Tzu