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Lao Tzu Quotes

Lao Tzu quotes about wisdom

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Thus it is said: The path into light seems dark, the path forward seems to go back, the direct path seems long, true power seems weak... the greatest love seems indifferent, the greatest wisdom seems childish. Lao Tzu
From a translation by Stephen Mitchell Chapter 14Look, and it can't be seen. Listen, and it can't be heard. Reach, and it can't be grasped. Above, it isn't bright. Below, it isn't dark. Seamless, unnamable, it returns to the realm of nothing. Form that includes all forms, image without an image, subtle, beyond all conception. Approach it and there is no beginning; follow it and there is no end. You can't know it, but you can be it, at ease in your own life. Just realize where you come from:... Lao Tzu
Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment. Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self requires strength; He who knows he has enough is rich. Perseverance is a sign of will power. Lao Tzu
One who understands others has knowledge; one who understands himself has wisdom. Mastering others requires force; mastering the self needs strength. Lao Tzu
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich. Lao Tzu
True perfection seems imperfect, yet it is perfectly itself. True fullness seems empty, yet it is fully present. True straightness seems crooked. True wisdom seems foolish. True art seems artless. Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu quote: "If I had just a little bit of wisdom I should walk the great..."
If I had just a little bit of wisdom I should walk the great path and fear only straying from it. Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu quote: "He who (tries to) govern a state by his wisdom is a scourge to..."
He who (tries to) govern a state by his wisdom is a scourge to it; while he who does not (try to) do so is a blessing. Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu quote: "(Then) appeared wisdom and shrewdness, and there ensued great..."
(Then) appeared wisdom and shrewdness, and there ensued great hypocrisy. Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu quote: "To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom,..."
To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day. Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu quote: "If we could renounce our sageness and discard our wisdom, it..."
If we could renounce our sageness and discard our wisdom, it would be better for the people a hundredfold. Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu quote: "Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment."
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment. Lao Tzu

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