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Expectations Quotes by Laozi
- Loving, hating, having expectations: all these are attachments. Attachment prevents the growth of one's true being.
- Tao is beyond words and beyond understanding. Words may be used to speak of it, but they cannot contain it. Tao existed before words and…
- Can you let go of words and ideas, attitudes and expectations? If so, then the Tao will loom into view.
- Can you deal with the most vital matters by letting events take their course? Can you step back from you own mind and thus understand…
- Act without expectation.
- Can you love or guide someone without any kind of expectation?
- The fourth (of the four cardinal virtues) is supportiveness: this manifests as service to others without expectation of reward. (Paraphrased: Such service is not a…
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