World Quotes by Laozi

Tao in the world is like a river flowing home to the sea.

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In the world there are four greats, and the king is one of them.

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The softest in the world surpasses the hardest in the world.

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How do I know about the world? By what is within me.

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Peace and quiet govern the world.

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The biggest in the world is small in its beginning.

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Nothing and no one in the world is valuable or worthless.

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When everyone in the world sees beauty, then ugly exists.

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Hold on to the great image, and the whole world follows, follows unharmed, content and completely at peace.

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The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.

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What man has more than enough and gives it to the world? Only the man of Tao.

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The world is a sacred vessel that cannot be changed. He who changes it will destroy it. He who seizes it will…

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The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.

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He who holds balance...has attained the highest post in the world.

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Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over…

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Conquering the world and changing it, I do not think it can succeed.

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The wise person dines on something more subtle: He eats the understanding that the named was born from the unnamed, that all…

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The world is a sacred vessel. It should not be meddled with. It should not be owned. If you try to meddle…

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The whole world says that my Way is great like nothing else. It is great because it is like nothing else. If…

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When the Way governs the world, the proud stallions drag dung carriages. When the Way is lost to the world, war horses…

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Without going outside, you may know the whole world, without looking through the window, you may see the ways of heaven. The…

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When the world is ruled according to the Way, the ghosts lose their power. The ghosts do not really lose their power,…

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Who can enjoy enlightenment and remain indifferent to suffering in the world? This is not in keeping with the Way. Only those…

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I have three treasures that I cherish. The first is compassion. The second is moderation. The third is not claiming to be…

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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 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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Do nondoing, strive for nonstriving, savor the flavorless, regard the small as important, make much of little, repay enmity with virtue; plan…

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Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he shines forth;…

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Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it.…

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Some help others in order to receive blessings and admiration. This is simply meaningless. Some cultivate themselves in part to serve others,…

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What makes a kingdom great is its being like a down-flowing river,--the central point towards which all the smaller streams under Heaven…

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Do you think that you can clear your mind by sitting constantly in silent meditation? This makes your mind narrow, not clear.…

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Whoever relies on the Tao in governing men doesn't try to force issues or defeat enemies by force of arms. For every…

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Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear. What does it mean that success is a dangerous as…

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Without going outside, you may know the whole world!

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The world may be known Without leaving the house.

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The sage is one with the world, and lives in harmony with it.

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By not claiming to be first in the world one can rule.

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Cultivate virtue in the world, and it will be universal.

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The world is won by those who let it go.

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