Way Quotes by Laozi

Yielding is the manner of the Way.

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The Way is ever nameless.

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The greatest virtue is to follow the Way utterly.

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The light of the Way seems dim.

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Be who you are, and go the whole way.

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The sage's Way is to act and not to contend.

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The Way of the Sage is to act but not to compete.

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Returning is the movement of the Way.

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Be empty. Be still. Just watch everything come and go. This is the way of Nature.

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What the Way is to the world, the stream is to the river and the sea.

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The Way is hidden and nameless. Still only the Way nourishes and completes.

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The Way begets one; one begets two; two begets three; three begets the myriad creatures.

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To retreat after a work well done is Heaven's Way.

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I do not know its name. I call it the Way. For the lack of better words I call it great.

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Nature's way is simple and easy, but men prefer the intricate and artificial.

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The way is light and fluid for the man with no preferences.

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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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Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for…

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When the emperor is crowned or the three dukes are appointed, rather than sending a gift of jade carried by four horses,…

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Things exalted then decay. This is going against the Way. What goes against the Way meets an early end.

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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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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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The way to use life is to do nothing through acting, The way to use life is to do everything through being.

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One who lives in accordance with nature does not go against the way of things but moves in harmony with the present…

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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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Heaven's Way is like stretching a bow. The high is lowered and the low is raised. Excess is reduced and deficiency is…

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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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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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heaven is eternal, earth everlasting. they endure this way because they do not live for themselves. in the same way, the wise…

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Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return.…

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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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When superior people hear of the Way, they carry it out with diligence. When middling people hear of the Way, it sometimes…

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If you wish to become a divine immortal angel, then restore the angelic qualities of your being through virtue and service. This…

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In harmony with the Tao, the sky is clear and spacious, the earth is solid and full, all creature flourish together, content…

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A good athlete can enter a state of body-awareness in which the right stroke or the right movement happens by itself, effortlessly,…

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The great Way is easy, yet people prefer the side paths. Be aware when things are out of balance. Stay centered within…

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The ancient Masters didn't try to educate the people, but kindly taught them to not-know. When they think that they know the…

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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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The best way to carve is not to split.

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Yielding is the way of the Tao.

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