Accepting Quotes by Laozi

12 Accepting quotes by Laozi

Laozi’s 12 ancient aphorisms on accepting echo the Taoist principle of effortless flow. Their brevity masks deep wisdom, offering a quiet guide to moving with, against resistance.

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Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

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When you accept yourself, the Universe accepts you.

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The surest test if a person be sane, is if she accepts life whole, as it is.

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If people do not revere the Law of Nature It will adversely affect them. If they accept It with knowledge and reverence,…

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If you see what is small as it sees itself, and accept what is weak for what strength it has, and use…

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Approach your own inner life with a loving quality that accepts who you are without trying to change who you are.

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Accept disgrace willingly... Accept being unimportant... Surrender yourself humbly; then you can be trusted to care for all things. Love the world…

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Simply see that you are at the center of the universe, and accept all things and beings as parts of your infinite…

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To know how little one knows is to have genuine knowledge. Not to know how little one knows is to be deluded.…

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Express yourself completely, then keep quiet. Be like the forces of nature: when it blows, there is only wind; when it rains,…

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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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What honor can there be without humility? What heights can be reached without being low? The pieces of a chariot are useless…

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He (the sage) is good to those who are good. He is also good to those who are not good. That is the virtue…

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There is a thing inherent and natural which existed before heaven and earth. Motionless and fathomless, It stands alone and never changes; It pervades…

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