Wisdom Quotes by Laozi

. . . Intelligence is not the same thing as wisdom.

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The wise man knows without traveling.

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When wisdom and knowledge appear, great pretense arises.

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The wise man puts himself last and finds himself first.

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Wise travelers always stop short before they come to danger.

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The wise man doesn't compete; therefore nobody can compete with him.

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Trustable words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not trustable.

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The wise are not learned, the learned are not wise.

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Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment; Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self needs strength.

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Abandon wisdom, discard knowledge, and people will benefit a hundredfold.

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Much knowledge will corrupt the heart,/When partly understood,/And so the people grow too smart,/But neither wise nor good.

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The wise leader settles for good work and then lets others have the floor.

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Those who understand others are clever, those who understand themselves are wise.

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Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.

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The wise trusts not only to his physical eyes - thus he can see clearly.

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Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man's tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.

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“Thus it is said: The path into light seems dark, the path forward seems to go back, the direct path seems long,…

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The new life created by the final integration is self-aware yet without ego, capable of inhabiting a body yet not attached to…

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The very highest is barely known. Then comes that which people know and love, Then that which is feared, Then that which…

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The wise person dines on something more subtle: He eats the understanding that the named was born from the unnamed, that all…

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To realize that our knowledge is ignorance, This is a noble insight. To regard our ignorance as knowledge, This is mental sickness.…

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The wise man looks back into the past, and does not grieve over what is far off, nor rejoice over what is…

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The best people are like water, which benefits all things and does not compete with them. It stays in lowly places that…

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Intellectual knowledge exists in and of the brain. Because the brain is part of the body, which must one day expire, this…

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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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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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True words aren't eloquent; eloquent words aren't true. Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their…

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Those who know others are intelligent Those who know themselves have insight. Those who master others have force Those who master themselves…

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Peacefulness is an inner sense of calm - it comes from becoming still - in order to reflect and meditate on our…

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The wise stand out because they see themselves as part of the Whole. They shine because they don't want to impress. They…

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Without going out-of-doors, one can know all he needs to know. Without even looking out of his window, one can grasp the…

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True perfection seems imperfect, yet it is perfectly itself. True fullness seems empty, yet it is fully present. True straightness seems crooked.…

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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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Knowledge studies others, wisdom is self known.

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The wise cares about everyone, and he becomes an example to all.

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Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.

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It is wisdom to know others. It is enlightenment to know oneself.

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Wise men hear and see as little children do.

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The wise man knows he doesn't know.

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For knowledge, add something every day. For wisdom…subtract.

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