Laozi ✓

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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

All Laozi Quotes

• Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit. Action
• The wise man is one who knows what he does not know. Doe
• Every step is on the path. Every Step
• The way of heaven is to help and not harm. Harm
• Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river. Flow
• The Tao principle is what happens of itself. Happens
• The Tao is told is not the Tao. Inspirational
• The Tao never acts with force, yet there is nothing that it can not do. Acts
• The great Way is easy, yet people prefer the side paths. Be aware when things are out of balance. Stay centered within the Tao. Aware
• As it acts in the world, the Tao is like the bending of a bow. The top is bent downward; the bottom is bent up.… Acts
• Tao loves and nourishes all things, but does not dominate it over them. All
• When good thing are accomplished, it does not claim (or name) them. This is Te, which is close in meaning to power or virtue. It… Accomplished
• When Simplicity is broken up, it is made into instruments. Evolved individuals who employ them, are made into leaders. In this way, the Great System… Broken
• Intelligent people know others. Enlightened people know themselves. Enlightened
• The Master observes the world, but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. His heart is as open as the sky. Allows
• If you can find true contentment, it will last forever. Contentment
• Can you step back from your own mind and thus understand all things? All
• Embrace simplicity. Put others first. Desire little. Desire
• No disaster is worse than being discontented. Disaster
• When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven. Accomplished
• Love the whole world as if it were your self; then you will truly care for all things. All
• A sage is skilled at helping people without excluding anyone. Anyone
• The Master doesn't seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness. Able
• Quiet your mind and stop judging and resisting and manipulating the natural way. Judging
• Allow your softer, more intuitive, and less dominating feminine qualities to rise to the fore, so that you're surrendering rather than dominating, receiving rather than… Allow

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