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Return Quotes by Laozi
- He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the paragon of mankind, Virtue will…
- Be truly whole, and all things will return to you.
- Through return to simple living comes control of desires. In control of desires stillness is attained. In stillness the world is restored.
- All things issue from it; all things return to it. To find the origin, trace back the manifestations. When you recognize the children and find…
- It (Tao) is eternally without desire. So, it can be called small. All things return to it, although it does not make itself their ruler.…
- All things arise in unison. Thereby we see their return.
- All things flourish, and each returns to its source.
- Return animosity with virtue.
- Being a model to the world, eternal virtue will never falter in you, and you return to the boundless.
- Let people return to making knots on ropes, instead of writing.
- Abandon benevolence, discard duty, and people will return to the family ties.
- Use the light to return to clarity.
- The ten thousand things flourish and then each returns to the root from which it came. Returning to the root is stillness. Through stillness each…
- The first practice is the practice of undiscriminating virtue: take care of those who are deserving; also, and equally, take care of those who are…
- Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return. Each separate being in…
- Know the white, But keep the black, Be an example to the world! Being an example to the world, Ever true and unwavering, Return to…
- Know honor, Yet keep humility. Be the valley of the universe! Being the valley of the universe, Ever true and resourceful, Return to the state…
- All things in nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfill their function and make no claim. All things alike do…
- Things flourish, then each returns to its root. Returning to the root is called stillness: Stillness is called return to life, return to life is…
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- Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors,… — Teresa of Avila
- Chile has done a lot to rid itself of poverty, especially extreme poverty, since the return to democracy. But we still have… — Michelle Bachelet
- Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very… — George Matthew Adams
- We are completely unaware of our true nature because we identify ourselves with our body, our emotions and our thoughts, thus losing… — Jean Klein
- The Americans say that we are ungrateful-but I ask them for heaven's sake, what should we be grateful to them for-for murdering… — David Walker