"Words spoken about the Way have no taste.……" — Laozi
"Words spoken about the Way have no taste. When looked at, there's not enough to see. When listened to, there's not enough to hear. When used, it is never exhausted."
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1,065 Quotes by Laozi
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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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To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought.
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Two sittings a day of my models and I'm totally exhausted.
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