Behinds Quotes by Laozi

12 Behinds quotes by Laozi

Laozi’s classic teachings often speak of the unseen path that guides all things; these twelve verses echo that timeless, gentle guidance.

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Good walking leaves no track behind it.

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Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.

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If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he…

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The sage desires no desire, does not value rare treasures, learns without learning, recovers what people have left behind.

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When you accurately perceive the fluidity of things, you can also begin to perceive the constancy behind them: the creative, transformative, boundless,…

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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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There is a time to go ahead and a time to stay behind. There is a time to breathe easy and time…

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Heaven and Earth last for ever. Why do Heaven and Earth last for ever? They are unborn, so ever living. The sage…

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So sometimes things are ahead and sometimes they are behind; Sometimes breathing is hard, sometimes it comes easily; Sometimes there is strength…

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The Tao is infinite, eternal. Why is it eternal? It was never born; thus it can never die. Why is it infinite?…

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Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be before the…

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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of…

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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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