"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."
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Lao Tzu
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Quotes by Lao Tzu
"We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness insidethat holds whatever we want.We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner spacethat makes it livable.We work with being, but non-being is what we use."
"He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love."
"Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle ofsoftness overcoming hardness."
"A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving."
"To know that you do not know is the best.To think you know when you do not is a disease.Recognizing this disease as a disease is to be free of it."
"Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy."
"As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it."
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Watch your step."
"Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it."
"Great acts are made up of small deeds."
"We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness insidethat holds whatever we want.We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner spacethat makes it livable.We work with being, but non-being is what we use."
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love."
"In the end,The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go."
"The past has no power to stop youfrom being present now.Only your grievance aboutthe past can do that.What is grievance?The baggage of oldthought and emotion."
"In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present."
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."
"He who acts, spoils; he who grasps, lets slip."
"We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness insidethat holds whatever we want.We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner spacethat makes it livable.We work with being, but non-being is what we use."
"So the unwanting soulsees what's hidden,and the ever-wanting soulsees only what it wants."