If a country is governed with tolerance, the people are comfortable and honest. If a country is governed with repression, the people are depressed and crafty. When the will to power is in charge, the higher the ideals, the lower the results. Try to make people happy, and you lay the groundwork for misery. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice. Thus the Master is content to serve as an example and not to impose her will. She is pointed, but doesn't pierce. Straightforward, but supple. Radiant, but easy on the eyes.
Nature is not anthropomorphic. - Laozi
Nature is not anthropomorphic.
- Laozi
Confidence is the greatest friend. - Laozi
Confidence is the greatest friend.
I observe myself and I come to know others. - Laozi
I observe myself and I come to know others.
When the student is ready the teacher will appear. - Laozi
When the student is ready the teacher will appear.
Holding on to the weak is called strength. - Laozi
Holding on to the weak is called strength.
Because of a great love, one is courageous. - Laozi
Because of a great love, one is courageous.
The high must make the low its base. - Laozi
The high must make the low its base.
The world is won by those who let it go. - Laozi
The world is won by those who let it go.
Loss is not as bad as wanting more. - Laozi
Loss is not as bad as wanting more.
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