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“The sage has in the world an appearance of indecision, and keeps his mind in a state of indifference to all.”
― Tao Te Ching
― Tao Te Ching
“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond winning.”
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“Тhe gentle overcomes the rigid.
The slow overcomes the fast.
The weak overcomes the strong."
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"Everyone knows that the yielding overcomes the stiff,
and the soft overcomes the hard.
Yet no one applies this knowledge.”
― Tao Te Ching
The slow overcomes the fast.
The weak overcomes the strong."
…
"Everyone knows that the yielding overcomes the stiff,
and the soft overcomes the hard.
Yet no one applies this knowledge.”
― Tao Te Ching
“Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.”
― Tao Te Ching
― Tao Te Ching
“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 faults
as his most benevolent teachers.
He thinks of his enemy
as the shadow that he himself casts.”
― Tao Te Ching
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 faults
as his most benevolent teachers.
He thinks of his enemy
as the shadow that he himself casts.”
― Tao Te Ching
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