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Famous Laozi Quotes
“Because he (the Sage) opposes no one, no one in the world can oppose him.”
“Use justice to rule a country. Use surprise to wage war. Use non-action to govern the world.”
“The most difficult in the world must be easy in its beginning.”
“Knowing the bright, but clinging to the dark, you become a model to the world.”
“Knowing honor, but clinging to disgrace, you become the valley of the world.”
“Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself.”
“Who has excess and supplies the world? Only the one who follows the Way.”
“The sage is one with the world, and lives in harmony with it.”
“The softest in the world surpasses the hardest in the world.”
“He who treasures his body as much as the world can care for the world.”
“In the world there are four greats, and the king is one of them.”
“Those who advice the ruler on the Way, do not want the world subdued with weapons.”
“Worlds and particles, bodies and beings, time and space: All are transient expressions of the Tao.”
“Do you think you can make the world a better place? I do not think you can. It is already perfect.”
“Stop trying to control. Let go of fixed plans and concepts, and the world will govern itself.”
“Love the whole world as if it were your self; then you will truly care for all things.”