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Subtle Quotes by Laozi
- 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…
- Take time to listen to what is said without words, to obey the law too subtle to be written, to worship the unnameable and to…
- Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend.
- If you wish to become a divine immortal angel, then restore the angelic qualities of your being through virtue and service. This is the only…
- By following this simple path, you become extraordinary, unfathomable, a being of profound cosmic subtlety. You outlive time and space by realizing the subtle truth…
- . . . learn to value what is important today in the subtle realm rather than what appears desirable tomorrow in the worldly realm.
- In order to contract, It is necessary first to expand. In order to weaken, It is necessary first to strengthen. In order to destroy, It…
- If your virtue is especially radiant, it can be possible to open a pathway to the subtle realm and receive these celestial teachings directly from…
More Subtle Quotes
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov
- In literature as in ethics, there is danger, as well as glory, in being subtle. Aristocracy isolates us. — Charles Baudelaire
- Mind is elusive, you cannot hold it in your hand. You cannot force it into a test-tube. The only way to know… — Rajneesh
- Happiness is found principally in meditation. Let your mind flow out into eternity. You have to exert some effort. Then you will… — Frederick Lenz
- One of the most subtle burdens God ever puts on us as saints is this burden of discernment concerning other souls. He… — Oswald Chambers
- Sweet, can I sing you the song of your kisses? How soft is this one, how subtle this is, How fluttering swift… — Arthur Symons
- Earnestness is not by any means everything; it is very often a subtle form of pious pride because it is obsessed with… — Oswald Chambers
- We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we have stopped saying 'It got lost,' and say, 'I… — Sydney J. Harris