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[Wikidata] 6th-century BC semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism... | [Wikipedia] Laozi was a legendary Chinese philosopher considered to be the author of the Tao Te Ching, one of the foundational texts of Taoism. Modern scholarship generally regards his biographical details as later inventions and his opus a collaboration of various writers, with the name Laozi, literally meanin

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• Do not strive for the shine of jade, but clatter like stone. Clatter
• The sage wears coarse clothes, concealing jade. Clothes
• The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself. Cherish
• The sage acts without taking credit. He accomplishes without dwelling on it. He does not want to display his worth. Accomplish
• Those who stay where they are will endure. Endure
• Without stepping out the door, you can know the world. Door
• Without looking through the window, you can see Heaven's Way. Heaven
• The longer you travel, the less you know. Funny
• They can see their neighbors. Roosters and dogs can be heard from there. Still, they will age and die without visiting one another. Age
• Supreme good is like water. Water greatly benefits all things, without conflict. It flows through places that people loathe. Thereby it is close to the… All
• Other people are joyous, like on the feast of the ox, like on the way up to the terrace in the spring. I alone am… Alone
• I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to. Compassion
• Other people have more than they need, I alone seem wanting. Alone
• Only I am clumsy, like drifting on the waves of the sea, without direction. Clumsy
• Other people are occupied, I alone am unwilling, like the outcast. Alone
• Knowing the bright, but clinging to the dark, you become a model to the world. Bright
• Knowing honor, but clinging to disgrace, you become the valley of the world. Clinging
• The high must make the low its base. Base
• The highest virtue seems as low as a valley. Compassion
• If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he must follow them… Behind
• The highest benevolence acts without purpose. Acts
• The sage has no concern for himself, but makes the concerns of others his own. Compassion
• People turn their eyes and ears to him (the sage), and the sage cares for them like his own children. Care
• See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world. Compassion
• Return animosity with virtue. Animosity

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