If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.


Lao Tzu

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He who knows himself is enlightened.
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One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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To lead people walk behind them.
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Manifest plainness,
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To lead the people, walk behind them.
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage.
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Kindness in giving creates love.
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The best fighter is never angry.
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Simplicity, patience, compassion.
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He who knows others is wise.
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He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment.
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When the best leader's work is done the people say, We did it ourselves.
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A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
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The journey of a thousand miles
starts from beneath your feet.

NOTE: Other translation...
LAO-TZU
By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try...
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Let there be a small country with few people . . .
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Learn to lead in a nourishing manner. Learn to lead without being possessive. Learn to be helpful ...
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The longest journey a man must take is the eighteen inches from his head to his heart
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Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.
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The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives t...
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Fail to honor people,they fail to honor you; but of a good leader, who talks little, when his work i...
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Nature is not human hearted.
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The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
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He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.
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At the center of your being
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you know who you are
and you know wh...
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My teachings are easy to understand
and easy to put into practice.
Yet your intellect wil...
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Success is as dangerous as failure.
Hope is as hollow as fear.
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Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and ...
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True words aren't eloquent;
eloquent words aren't true.
Wise men don't need to prove their...
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Countless words
count less
than the silent balance
between yin and yang
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When there is no desire,
all things are at peace.
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When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some t...
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He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty" - Lao-tsu
LAO TZU
Close your mouth,
block off your senses,
blunt your sharpness,
untie your knots,
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The further one goes, the less one knows.
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Love

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Give evil nothing to oppose
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To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
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The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know.
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The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
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Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
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Knowing others is intelligence;
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Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.
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Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates profoundness, kindness in feeling...
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For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone...
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Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can be b...
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The person of superior integrity
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For this reason, he ...
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Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautifu...
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
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I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest t...
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The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
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Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey ...
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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
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Great acts are made up of small deeds.
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He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.
LAO TZU
He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.
LAO TZU
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.
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If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
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When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.
LAO TZU
Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
LAO TZU
The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.
LAO TZU
Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.
LAO TZU
All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is smal...
LAO TZU
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name....
LAO TZU
From caring comes courage.
LAO TZU
Because of a great love, one is courageous.
LAO TZU
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
LAO TZU
When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
LAO TZU
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorro...
LAO TZU
The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his...
LAO TZU
The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.
LAO TZU
Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
LAO TZU
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect ...
LAO TZU
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lack...
LAO TZU
Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see...
LAO TZU
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest ...
LAO TZU
Silence is a source of great strength.
LAO TZU
Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.
LAO TZU
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
LAO TZU
Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.
LAO TZU
Love is a decision - not an emotion!
LAO TZU
Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.
LAO TZU
He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.
LAO TZU