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- He who loves the world as his body may be entrusted with the empire.
- Lao-tzu (604 BC - 531 BC), The Way of Lao-tzu
- Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires. - Lao-tzu (604 BC - 531 BC), The Way of Lao-tzu
- To have little is to possess.
To have plenty is to be perplexed. - Lao-tzu (604 BC - 531 BC), The Way of Lao-tzu
- When the highest type of men hear Tao,
They diligently practice it. When the average type of men hear Tao, They half believe in it. When the lowest type of men hear Tao, They laugh heartily at it. Without the laugh, there is no Tao. - Lao-tzu (604 BC - 531 BC), The Way of Lao-tzu
- He who knows does not speak.
He who speaks does not know. - Lao-tzu (604 BC - 531 BC), The Way of Lao-tzu
- The more laws and order are made prominent,
The more thieves and robbers there will be. - Lao-tzu (604 BC - 531 BC), The Way of Lao-tzu
- A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
- Lao-tzu (604 BC - 531 BC), The Way of Lao-tzu
- People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge.
- Lao-tzu (604 BC - 531 BC), The Way of Lao-tzu
- I have three treasures. Guard and keep them:
The first is deep love, The second is frugality, And the third is not to dare to be ahead of the world. Because of deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world. - Lao-tzu (604 BC - 531 BC), The Way of Lao-tzu
- To know that you do not know is the best.
To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease. - Lao-tzu (604 BC - 531 BC), The Way of Lao-tzu
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