Ifs Quotes by Laozi

If you want to become full, let yourself be empty.

— Laozi

If you can find true contentment, it will last forever.

— Laozi

If you worry more for others' beliefs, then you will be their slave.

— Laozi

If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.

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If princes and kings were not exalted they might be overthrown.

— Laozi

Wary, as if surrounded by strangers.

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In the Universe the difficult things are done as if they were easy.

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If you want everything, you first have to give everything up.

— Laozi

Do not make them (people) weary at their work. If you do not make them weary, they will not be weary of…

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When merit has been achieved, do not take it to yourself; for if you do not take it to yourself, it shall…

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If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you…

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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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If you scramble about in search of inner peace, you will lose your inner peace.

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When the worst student hears about the Way, he laughs out loud. If he did not laugh, it would be unworthy of…

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Who is there who can make muddy waters clear? But if allowed to remain still, it will gradually clear itself.

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Remember: if you can cease all restless activity, your integral nature will appear.

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If your virtue is especially radiant, it can be possible to open a pathway to the subtle realm and receive these celestial…

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Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more sacred than simply breathing.…

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How can a man's life keep it's course If he will not let it flow, Those who flow as life flows know…

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A violent wind does not outlast the morning; a squall of rain does not outlast the day. Such is the course of…

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When the ancient Masters said, "If you want to be given everything, give everything up," they weren't using empty phrases. Only in…

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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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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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If you fail to honor your people, They will fail to honor you; It is said of a good leader that When…

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Throw away holiness and wisdom, and people will be a hundred times happier. Throw away morality and justice, and people will do…

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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;…

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Superior leaders get things done with very little motion. They impart instruction not through many words, but through a few deeds. They…

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If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you aren't afraid of…

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Eliminate mental muddiness and obscurity; keep your mind crystal clear. Allow your pure original insight to emerge. Quiet your emotions and abide…

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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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Therefore, if a great kingdom humbles itself before a small kingdom, it shall make that small kingdom its prize. And if a…

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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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Weapons are the tools of violence;all decent men detest them.Weapons are the tools of fear;a decent man will avoid themexcept in the…

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If you are at peace, you are living in the present.

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If people are not afraid of dying, why threaten them with death?

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If you would take, you must first give.

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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.

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If Heaven and Earth are unable to persist, how could man?

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If you want to accord with the Tao, just do your job, then let go.

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If you never assume importance, you never lose it.

— Laozi