People Quotes by Laozi

I am at peace, and people become fair by themselves.

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When people are unsettled, loyal ministers arise.

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Heaven's Way gives no favors. It always remains with good people.

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Excellent leaders of people lower themselves.

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Let people take death seriously, and not travel far.

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People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge.

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When taxes are too high, people go hungry.

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When leading people and serving Heaven, nothing exceeds moderation.

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Learn from the people. Plan with the people. Begin with what they have. Build on what they know.

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Those who are quiet value the words. When their task is completed, people will say: We did it ourselves.

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It is better not to make merit a matter of reward Lest people conspire and contend.

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The more clever and cunning people are, the stranger the events will be.

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What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.

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Those who of old were good practicers of Tao did not use it to make people bright, but rather used it to…

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Much knowledge will corrupt the heart,/When partly understood,/And so the people grow too smart,/But neither wise nor good.

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Correct becomes defect. Good becomes ominous. People's delusions have certainly lasted long.

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Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them... If the sage would guide the people, he…

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Supreme good is like water. Water greatly benefits all things, without conflict. It flows through places that people loathe. Thereby it is…

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If princes and kings could follow it (Tao), all things would by themselves abide, Heaven and Earth would unite and sweet dew…

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Give up your relentless moralizing, the continual pinpricks which pierce the skin of your fellows. The distinction between good and evil is…

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The very highest is barely known. Then comes that which people know and love, Then that which is feared, Then that which…

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When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they…

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As restrictions and prohibitions are multiplied the people grow poorer and poorer. When they are subjected to overmuch government, the land is…

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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…

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Arms are instruments of ill omen… When one is compelled to use them, it is best to do so without relish. There…

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All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power. If you want to…

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The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to. It is content with the low places that people…

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The Tao can't be perceived. Smaller than an electron, it contains uncountable galaxies. If powerful men and women could remain centered in…

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The best leaders are those their people hardly know exist. The next best is a leader who is loved and praised. Next…

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Of the best rulers, The people only know that they exist; the next best they love and praise the next they fear;…

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If you want to shrink something, you must first allow it to expand. If you want to get rid of something, you…

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The Master has no mind of her own. She works with the mind of the people. She is good to people who…

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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever…

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Intelligent people know others. Enlightened people know themselves.

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Let people return to making knots on ropes, instead of writing.

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A sage is skilled at helping people without excluding anyone.

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I do not act, and people become reformed by themselves.

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The great Way is very straight, but people prefer to deviate.

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When people do not dread authorities, then a greater dread descends.

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He does not seek power - yet people follow him.

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