"Understand this if nothing else: spiritual freedom and……" — Laozi
"Understand this if nothing else: spiritual freedom and oneness with the Tao are not randomly bestowed gifts, but the rewards of conscious self-transformation and self-evolution."
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1,065 Quotes by Laozi
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Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they…
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Goodness strives not, and therefore it is not rebuked.
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He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall…
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Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he…
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He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the…
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He who is great must make humility his base. He who is high must make lowliness his foundation. Thus, princes…
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Thus it is that "Some things are increased by being diminished, others are diminished by being increased." What others have…
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What makes a kingdom great is its being like a down-flowing river,--the central point towards which all the smaller streams…
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Therefore, if a great kingdom humbles itself before a small kingdom, it shall make that small kingdom its prize. And…
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The reason why rivers and seas are able to be lords over a hundred mountain streams, is that they know…
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Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be…
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The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he…
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Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove…
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Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
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There are people who have never been taught anything, and know everything, have never been anywhere, and understand everything, have…
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What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children?
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There is no effect more disproportionate to its cause than the happiness bestowed by a small compliment.
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Prayer is not appointed for the furnishing of God with the knowledge of what we need, but it is designed…
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That praises are without reason lavished on the dead, and that the honours due only to are paid to antiquity,…
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One set of messages of the society we live in is: Consume. Grow. Do what you want. Amuse yourselves. The…
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Liberty is one of the most precious gifts which heaven has bestowed on man; with it we cannot compare the…
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It seems that nature, which has so wisely disposed our bodily organs with a view to our happiness, has also…
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In the beginning of his human life man was embryonic in the world of the matrix. There he received capacity…
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