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Masters Quotes by Laozi
- Build up virtue, and you master all.
- Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe.
- 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 point aren't wise.…
- All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power. If you want to govern the people,…
- Hold on to the ancient Way to master the present, and to learn the distant beginning.
- Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend.
- There is one appointed supreme executioner. Truly, trying to take the place of the supreme executioner is like trying to carve wood like a master…
- How can one liberate the many? By first liberating his own being. He does this not by elevating himself, but by lowering himself. He lowers…
- Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it. The soft overcomes…
- The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings. He knows that he is going to die, and her has nothing left to hold…
- To know people is wisdom, but to know yourself is enlightenment. to master people takes force, but to master yourself takes strength. to know contentment…
- When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad. Being and non-being…
- The Master keeps her mind always at one with the Tao; that is what gives her her radiance. The Tao is ungraspable. How can her…
- The Master's power is like this. He lets all things come and go effortlessly, without desire. He never expects results; thus he is never disappointed.…
- The Master views the parts with compassion, because he understands the whole. His constant practice is humility. He doesn't glitter like a jewel but lets…
- Failure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else, there is no end to the blame. Therefore the Master fulfills her own obligations and corrects…
- 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.
- The Master doesn't seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
- If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is…
- When they lose their sense of awe, people turn to religion. When they no longer trust themselves, they begin to depend upon authority. Therefore the…
- The ancient Masters didn't try to educate the people, but kindly taught them to not-know. When they think that they know the answers, people are…
- If a country is governed with tolerance, the people are comfortable and honest. If a country is governed with repression, the people are depressed and…
- The Tao is the center of the universe, the good man's treasure, the bad man's refuge. Honors can be bought with fine words, respect can…
- Act without doing; work without effort. Think of the small as large and the few as many. Confront the difficult while it is still easy;…
- Without opening your door, you can open your heart to the world. Without looking out your window, you can see the essence of the Tao.…
More Masters Quotes
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- Spirituality is indeed the master key of the Indian mind; the sense of the infinitive is native to it. — Sri Aurobindo
- My masters are strange folk with very little care for music in them. — Johann Sebastian Bach
- What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly. — Richard Bach
- The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of… — Richard Bach
- I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm not going to be punching nobody's clock. I will work… — Erykah Badu
- Those who remember Washington's cold war culture in the 1980s will recall the shocked reactions to Reagan's intervention. People interested in foreign… — Russell Baker
- The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master… — Mikhail Bakunin
- I'm not an actor that tends to care. I don't ask 'Is this a close up? Is this a master? Is this… — Christian Bale
- Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master. — P T Barnum
- It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it. — Amelia Barr
- Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a… — Clara Barton