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The farther you go, the less you know.
Sep 20, 2025
If good happens, good; if bad happens, good.
To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
Observe how endings become beginnings.
Try to change it and you will ruin it. Try to hold it and you will lose it.
My teachings are easy to understand and easy to put into practice. Yet your intellect will never grasp them, and if you try to practice them, you'll fail. My teachings are older than the world. How can you grasp their meaning? If you want to know me, look inside your heart.
He who stands on tiptoe doesn't stand firm. He who rushes ahead doesn't go far. He who tries to shine dims his own light. He who defines himself can't know who he really is. He who has power over others can't empower himself. He who clings to his work will create nothing that endures.
If you want to know me, look inside your heart.
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.
If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.
When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.
Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.
Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
A great nation is like a great man:When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.Having realized it, he admits it.Having admitted it, he corrects it.He considers those who point out his faultsas his most benevolent teachers.He thinks of his enemyas the shadow that he himself casts.
He who does not trust enough will not be trusted.
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.
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
Great acts are made up of small deeds.
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
He who stands on tiptoe does not stand firm.
Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
To attain knowledge, add things every day To attain wisdom, remove things every day
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve
If you want to accord with the Tao, just do your job, then let go.
The best leaders are those their people hardly know exist. The next best is a leader who is loved and praised. Next comes the one who is feared. The worst one is the leader that is despised ... The best leaders value their words, and use them sparingly. When they have accomplished their task, the people say, "Amazing! We did it, all by ourselves!
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
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.
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
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