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“Do you know what Albert Einstein's definition of insanity was?"
"No."
"Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
― Christian Cantrell

“Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don't see the self as self, what do we have to fear?”
― Lao-Tzu, The Way of Life

“With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.”
― Lao Tzu

“A person who prematurely believes that they comprehend the Tao sees only its external luster, and this is the beginning of delusion.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“from wonder into wonder
existence opens”
― Lao Tsu

“This returning to their root is what we call the state of stillness; and that stillness may be called a reporting that they have fulfilled their appointed end.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“When I let go of what I am
I become what I might be.”
― Lao Tzu

“Have few desires.”
― Lao Tzu

“For to be over-developed is to hasten decay, and this is against Tao, and what is against Tao will soon cease to be.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“Care about people´s approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back, the only path to serenity.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“If you don't realize the source, you stumble in confusion and sorrow. When you realize where you come from, you naturally become tolerant, disinterested, amused, kindhearted as a grandmother, dignified as a king”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“Unencumbered by any concept of sin, the Master doesn’t see evil as a force to resist, but simply as an opaqueness, a state of self-absorption which is in disharmony with the universal process, so that, as with a dirty window, the light can’t shine through. This freedom from moral categories allows him his great compassion for the wicked and the selfish.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“To recognize your insignificance is empowering.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“Bring out the best in yourself,
and you will bring out the best in others.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“To clarify muddy waters,
you must hold them still and let things settle.
To glimpse the secret of the Tao,
you must keep still and quiet your mind.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.”
― Lao Tzeu

“The one who detaches and sees from afar sees clearly.”
― Lao Tzu

“Look for it, and it can’t be seen.
Listen for it, and it can’t be heard.
Grasp for it, and it can’t be caught.
These three cannot be further described,
so we treat them as The One.

It’s highest is not bright.
It’s depths are not dark.
Unending, unnameable, it returns to nothingness.
Formless forms, and image less images,
subtle, beyond all understanding.

Approach it and you will not see a beginning;
follow it and there will be no end.
You can't know it, but you can be it,
at ease in your own life.
Just realize where you come from:
this is the essence of wisdom.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“The way of the Tao is simple—
stop striving, defeat desire.
In the absence of striving, there is peace;
in the absence of desire, there is satisfaction.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“The man who is content with what he has
is not in danger of loss.
The man who knows when to stop
is free to go on.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“There is no greater illusion than fear, no greater wrong than preparing to defend yourself, no greater misfortune than having an enemy. Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe. --loc 710

Tao Te Ching: A New English Version
Paperback – Sep 5 2006 | Unabridged
by Lao Tzu and Stephen Mitchell
ISBN-10: 0061142662”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“The wise ruler treats the good with goodness;
and treats the not-so-good with goodness, too—
for goodness is its own reward.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“When well-matched armies come to conflict,
the one that is aware of its own weakness conquers.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“Following the Universal Way means practicing selflessness and extending virtue to the world unconditionally. In this way one not only eliminates the heavy contamination accumulated throughout many lifetimes but may also bring about the possibility of restoring one's original divine nature and become an integral being of the multi-universe.”
― Lao Tzu, Hua Hu Ching: The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tzu

“People usually fail when they are on the verge of success. So give as much care to the end as to the beginning; Then there will be no failure.”
― Lao Tsu, Tao Te Ching

“The wise wear plain clothes
and keeps their gems out of sight.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“In pursuit of knowledge, every day something is acquired. In pursuit of wisdom, every day something is dropped.”
― Lao Tse

“Heaven aids and protects Through compassion.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“Tell me and I'll listen,
Show me and I'll watch
Let me experience and I'll learn”
― Lao Tzu

“Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.”
― Lao Tzu