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#1

“Matters of great concern should be treated lightly.” Master Ittei commented, “Matters of small concern should be treated seriously.”
― Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

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#2

“Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
mastering yourself is true power.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

tags: wisdom

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#3

“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.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: acceptance, change, life, reality, serenity

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#4

“Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”
― Lao Tsu, Tao Teh Ching

tags: philosophy, wayfinding

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#5

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, integrity, self-reliance, self-respect

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#6

“Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: time

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#7

“The best fighter is never angry.”
― Lao Tzu

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#8

“If you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: misattributed, misattributed-lao-tzu

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#9

“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.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: acceptance, contentment, perception, self-acceptance, self-assurance, self-confidence

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#10

“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.”
― Lao Tzu

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#11

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”
― Lao Tzu

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#12

“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.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: contentment

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#13

“At the center of your being
you have the answer;
you know who you are
and you know what you want.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: profound, self-awareness, self-discovery

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#14

“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.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: dreams

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#15

“Silence is a source of Great Strength.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: silence

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#16

“If you understand others you are smart.
If you understand yourself you are illuminated.
If you overcome others you are powerful.
If you overcome yourself you have strength.
If you know how to be satisfied you are rich.
If you can act with vigor, you have a will.
If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting.
If you die without loss, you are eternal.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

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#17

“Stop thinking, and end your problems.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: thinking

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#18

“Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.”
― Lao Tzu

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#19

“A leader is best
When people barely know he exists
Of a good leader, who talks little,
When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,
They will say, “We did this ourselves.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

tags: good-leader, leader, leaders, people

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#20

“Act without expectation.”
― Lao Tzu

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#21

“Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment”
― Lao Tzu

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#22

“To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.”
― Lao Tse

tags: knowledge-wisdom

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#23

“If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

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#24

“Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: philosophy, taoism

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#25

“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 men.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: frugality, humility, leadership

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#26

“To know that you do not know is the best.
To think you know when you do not is a disease.
Recognizing this disease as a disease is to be free of it.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: ignorance, knowledge

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#27

“The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

tags: wisdom-for-living

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#28

“Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of
softness overcoming hardness.”
― Lao Zi

tags: wisdom

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#29

“Men are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail.”
― Lao Tzu

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#30

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”
― Lao Tzu

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