Laozi Quotes About Tao Te Ching Leadership
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Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know.
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It is fitting for a great nation to yield.
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In caring for others and serving heaven, There is nothing like using restraint.
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Knowing ignorance is strength; ignoring knowledge is sickness.
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If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be truly fulfilled.
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A brave and passionate man will kill or be killed. A brave and calm man will always preserve life. Of these two which is good and which is harmful?
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He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies, With good and harm, with honor and disgrace. This therefore is the highest state of man.
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Free from desire, you realize the mystery, caught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.
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A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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...the more you talk of it, the less you understand.
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The sage does not attempt anything very big, and thus achieves greatness.
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Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
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Therefore the stiff and unbending is the disciple of death. The gentle and yielding is the disciple of life.
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Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.
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When men lack a sense of awe, there will be disaster.
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Without going outside, you may know the whole world!
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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.
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When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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True words aren't eloquent; eloquent words aren't true. Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their point aren't wise. The Master has no possessions. The more he does for others, the happier he is. The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is. The Tao nourishes by not forcing. By not dominating, the Master leads.
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The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. The more weapons you have, the less secure people will be. The more subsidies you have, the less self reliant people will be.
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Trustable words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not trustable.
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Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
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There is no greater sin than desire, No greater curse than discontent, No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself. Therefore he who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
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In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired. In the pursuit of Tao, every day something is dropped.
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The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas. Tolerant like the sky, all-pervading like sunlight, firm like a mountain, supple like a tree in the wind, he has no destination in view and makes use of anything life happens to bring his way.
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Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner.
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He who does not trust enough will not be trusted.
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I am good to people who are good. I am also good to people who are not good. Because Virtue is goodness.
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To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
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