To speak little is natural. Therefore a gale does not blow a whole morning nor does a downpour last a whole day.
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Lao Tzu
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No one can insult me, because I do not want respect.No one can defeat me, because I have given up the idea of winning.How can you defeat me? You can only defeat someone who wants to win.
Heaven's net is wide, but its mesh is fine
The Master, by residing in the Tao,sets an example for all beings.Because he doesn't display himself,people can see his light.Because he has nothing to prove,people can trust his
As to the roaming of sages,They move in utter emptiness,Let their minds meander in the great nothingness;They run beyond conventionAnd go through where there is no gateway.They listen to the soundlessAnd look at the formless,They are not constrained by societyAnd not bound to its customs.- Lao-tzu
Lao Tzu "The key to growth is the introductionof higher dimensions of consciousnessinto our awareness.
The more laws and restrictions there are,The poorer people become....The more rules and regulations,The more thieves and robbers.
Silence is a source of Great Strength.
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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.
The best fighter is never angry.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.