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Being deeply loved by someone gives you
strength,
while loving someone deeply gives you courage. |
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Simplicity,
patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts,
you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.
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Be careful what you water
your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds
that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and
you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem
into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture
your dream.
I have three precious things
which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality;
the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be
gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting
yourself before others and you can become a leader among people.
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Knowing others
is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true
power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.
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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.
To know
that you do not know is the best.
To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease.
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When you are content to be
simply yourself and don't
compare or compete, everyone will respect you. |
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Kindness
in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking
creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. |
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Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try
to convince others.
Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others'
approval.
Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her. |
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Accomplish
but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish
without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without
forcing. |
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Laozi
(Lao Tzu; also romanized as Lao
Tse, Lao Tu, Lao-Tsu,
Laotze, Laosi, Laocius,
and other variations) (6th century BCE) was a philosopher of ancient
China, best known as the author of the Tao Te
Ching (often simply referred to as Laozi).
His association with the Tao
Te Ching has led him to be traditionally considered the founder
of philosophical Taoism (pronounced as "Daoism"). He is
also revered as a deity in most religious forms of Taoist
philosophy, which often refers to Laozi as Taishang
Laojun, or "One of the Three Pure Ones."
According
to Chinese traditions, Laozi lived in the 6th century BCE. Some
historians contend that he actually lived in the 5th–4th century
BCE, concurrent with the Hundred Schools of Thought and Warring
States Period, while some others argue that Laozi is a synthesis of
multiple historical figures or that he is a mythical figure.
A central
figure in Chinese culture, both nobility and common people claim
Laozi in their lineage. He was honored as an ancestor of the Tang
imperial family, and was granted the title "Supreme Mysterious
and Primordial Emperor." Throughout history, Laozi's work
has been embraced by various anti-authoritarian movements.
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