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> [An ancient gnarled tree: Too fibrous for a logger's saw, Too twisted to fit a carpenter's square, Outlasts the whole forest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ming-dao-deng/an-ancient-gnarled-tree-too-fibrous-for-a-logger-s-saw-too-twisted-to/)

[Ming-Dao Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ming-dao-deng/)

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## More by Ming-Dao Deng

> [Build your life brick upon brick, Live a life of truth, And you will look back on a life of truth. Live a life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ming-dao-deng/build-your-life-brick-upon-brick-live-a-life-of-truth-and-you-will/)

[Ming-Dao Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ming-dao-deng/)

> [An ancient gnarled tree: Too fibrous for a logger's saw, Too twisted to fit a carpenter's square, Outlasts the whole forest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ming-dao-deng/an-ancient-gnarled-tree-too-fibrous-for-a-logger-s-saw-too-twisted-to/)

[Ming-Dao Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ming-dao-deng/)

> [Rain scatters plum petals; Weeping stains the earth. One can only take shelter And wait for clearing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ming-dao-deng/rain-scatters-plum-petals-weeping-stains-the-earth-one-can-only-take/)

[Ming-Dao Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ming-dao-deng/)

> [A funeral is for those left behind. Sometimes, one wonders if the weeping is more out of fear for ourselves than it is sympathy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ming-dao-deng/a-funeral-is-for-those-left-behind-sometimes-one-wonders-if-the/)

[Ming-Dao Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ming-dao-deng/)

> [It is said that if one chooses to pray to a rock with enough devotion, even that rock will come alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ming-dao-deng/it-is-said-that-if-one-chooses-to-pray-to-a-rock-with-enough-devotion/)

[Ming-Dao Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ming-dao-deng/)

> [if i dont want to be known, i cannot be known.the best actor can divide role from self.the best liar can divide truth from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ming-dao-deng/if-i-dont-want-to-be-known-i-cannot-be-known-the-best-actor-can/)

[Ming-Dao Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ming-dao-deng/)

> [Give back what you have learned. Share your experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ming-dao-deng/give-back-what-you-have-learned-share-your-experience/)

[Ming-Dao Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ming-dao-deng/)

> [Use a mirror in difficult times. You will see both cause and resolution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ming-dao-deng/use-a-mirror-in-difficult-times-you-will-see-both-cause-and-resolution/)

[Ming-Dao Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ming-dao-deng/)

> [“Every day passes whether you participate or not.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ming-dao-deng/every-day-passes-whether-you-participate-or-not/)

[Ming-Dao Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ming-dao-deng/)

> [Self-discipline leads to higher spiritual states only if practiced with under- standing. The clearer the goal, the greater the result.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ming-dao-deng/self-discipline-leads-to-higher-spiritual-states-only-if-practiced/)

[Ming-Dao Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ming-dao-deng/)

> [Trees in winter lose their leaves. Some trees may even fall during storms, but most stand patiently and bear their fortune.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ming-dao-deng/trees-in-winter-lose-their-leaves-some-trees-may-even-fall-during/)

[Ming-Dao Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ming-dao-deng/)

> [“To be a Taoist, one need not engage in fanatical denial of any part of life, nor does one need to leave family and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ming-dao-deng/to-be-a-taoist-one-need-not-engage-in-fanatical-denial-of-any-part-of/)

[Ming-Dao Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ming-dao-deng/)

> [Cooperation with others. Perception, experience, tenacity. Know when to lead and when to follow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ming-dao-deng/cooperation-with-others-perception-experience-tenacity-know-when-to/)

[Ming-Dao Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ming-dao-deng/)

> [“Emperors uphold censorship, But extreme repression leads to extreme reaction. Individualists believe in freedom, But extreme expression leads to extreme reaction.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ming-dao-deng/emperors-uphold-censorship-but-extreme-repression-leads-to-extreme/)

[Ming-Dao Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ming-dao-deng/)

> [A moving door hinge never corrodes. Flowing water never grows stagnant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ming-dao-deng/a-moving-door-hinge-never-corrodes-flowing-water-never-grows-stagnant/)

[Ming-Dao Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ming-dao-deng/)

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