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#1

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

tags: thinking

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#2

“Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

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#3

“Act without expectation.”
― Lao Tzu

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#4

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

tags: silence

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#5

“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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#6

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

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#7

“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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#8

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

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#10

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

tags: philosophy, wayfinding

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#11

“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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#12

“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: life, travel

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#13

“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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#14

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: travel

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#15

“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

tags: inspirational, life, philosophy

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#16

“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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#17

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

tags: deception, life, war

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#18

“know yourself and you will win all battles”
― Sun Tzu

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#19

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: courage, deeply-loved, love, strength, widely-misattributed

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#20

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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#21

“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”
― Carl Gustav Jung

tags: chemistry, relationships

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#22

“Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”
― C.G. Jung

tags: introspection, psychotherapist, secrets, self-awareness, visions

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#23

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

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#24

“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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#25

“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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#26

“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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#27

“A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

tags: courage, death, inspirational, life, moral-courage, real-life

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#28

“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

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#29

“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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#30

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

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#31

“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”
― Lao-Tzu

tags: kindness

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