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I f you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.

quote 7254 | Lao Tzu

A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick. If, when you see the symptoms, you can tell, your cure is quick. A sound man knows that sickness makes him sick and before he catches it his cure is quick.

quote 7253 | Lao Tzu

S pring comes, and the grass grows by itself.

quote 7252 | Lao Tzu

T he Master takes action by letting things take their course. He remains as calm at the end as at the beginning. He has nothing, thus has nothing to lose. What he desires is non-desire; what he learns is to unlearn. He simply reminds people of who they have always been. He cares about nothing but the Tao. Thus he can care for all things.

quote 7251 | Lao Tzu

R ushing into action, you fail. Trying to grasp things, you lose them. Forcing a project to completion, you ruin what was almost ripe.

quote 7250 | Lao Tzu

I mmersed in the wonder of the Tao, you can deal with whatever life brings you, and when death comes, you are ready.

quote 7249 | Lao Tzu

S hape clay into a vessel; It is the space within that makes it useful. Cut doors and windows for a room; It is the holes which make it useful. Therefore benefit comes from what is there; Usefulness from what is not there.

quote 7248 | Lao Tzu

I n the end, the treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go.

quote 7247 | Lao Tzu

N ew Beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.

quote 7246 | Lao Tzu

T ake care with the end as you do with the beginning.

quote 7245 | Lao Tzu

I f you look to others for fulfilment, you will never truly be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.

quote 7244 | Lao Tzu

T he difficult problems in life always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being small.

quote 7243 | Lao Tzu

S ome lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose.

quote 7242 | Lao Tzu

T he person of superior integrity does not insist upon his integrity. For this reason, he has integrity. The person of inferior integrity never loses sight of his integrity; For this reason, he lacks integrity.

quote 7241 | Lao Tzu

I f you are untrustworthy, people will not trust you.

quote 7240 | Lao Tzu

T here is a time for being ahead, a time for being behind; a time for being in motion, a time for being at rest; a time for being vigorous, a time for being exhausted; a time for being safe, a time for being in danger. The Master sees things as they are, without trying to control them. He lets them go their own way, and resides at the centre of the circle.

quote 7239 | Lao Tzu

D o you want to improve the world? I don’t think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can’t be improved. If you tamper with it, you’ll ruin it. If you treat it like an object, you’ll lose it.

quote 7238 | Lao Tzu

W ould you like to save the world from the degradation and destruction it seems destined for? Then step away from shallow mass movements and quietly go to work on your own self-awareness. If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.

quote 7237 | Lao Tzu

N ot seeking, not expecting, she is present, and can welcome all things.

quote 7236 | Lao Tzu

I f there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, There must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, There must be peace between neighbours. If there is to be peace between neighbours, There must be peace in the home. If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.

quote 7235 | Lao Tzu

L ove is of all the passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses.

quote 7234 | Lao Tzu

W hen pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.

quote 7233 | Lao Tzu

W hat is a good man but a bad man’s teacher? What is a bad man but a good man’s job? If you don’t understand this, you will get lost however intelligent you are. It is the great secret.

quote 7232 | Lao Tzu

A good traveller has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is. Thus the Master is available to all people and doesn’t reject anyone. He is ready to use all situations and doesn’t waste anything. This is called embodying the light.

quote 7231 | Lao Tzu

T o realize that you do not understand is a virtue; not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.

quote 7230 | Lao Tzu

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Wisdom and teachings ofDaoism

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