"Stop trying to control. Let go of fixed……" — Laozi

"Stop trying to control. Let go of fixed plans and concepts, and the world will govern itself."

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1,065 Quotes by Laozi

Laozi has 1,065 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they…
Goodness strives not, and therefore it is not rebuked.
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall…
Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he…
He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the…
He who is great must make humility his base. He who is high must make lowliness his foundation. Thus, princes…
Thus it is that "Some things are increased by being diminished, others are diminished by being increased." What others have…
What makes a kingdom great is its being like a down-flowing river,--the central point towards which all the smaller streams…
Therefore, if a great kingdom humbles itself before a small kingdom, it shall make that small kingdom its prize. And…
The reason why rivers and seas are able to be lords over a hundred mountain streams, is that they know…
Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be…
The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he…

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More Concepts Quotes

This quote is filed under Concepts Quotes, one of 541 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences. — Saint Augustine
PLease, do not visualize that we exist above you such as in heaven. The concepts above and below are products… — Hans Bender
None of the abstract concepts comes closer to fulfilled utopia than that of eternal peace. — Theodor Adorno
Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. By attempting to rigidly classify ethereal… — Dan Brown
Attack those concepts such as 'third world.' Think about it. If we look at it in terms of numbers, then… — H. Rap Brown
I just have a real problem with people who seek to portray fatness or thinness as moral concepts. — Julie Burchill
If a guy is intimidated by a woman in leadership, he has real problems with his own concepts of masculinity.… — Tony Campolo
Since I am a Japanese man who's been building through the experience of Japanese architecture, my actual designs come from… — Tadao Ando
Concepts of justice must have hands and feet...to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and… — Warren E. Burger
Words like 'freedom', 'justice' and 'democracy' are not common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born… — James A. Baldwin
I don't let go of concepts -I meet them with understanding. Then they let go of me. — Byron Katie
Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to… — Robert Foster Bennett

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