Be the chief but never the lord.
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... These are notions of the mind, which is like a knife, always chipping away at the Tao, trying to render it graspable and manageable. But that which is beyond form is ungraspable, and that which is beyond knowing is unmanageable. There is, however, this consolation She who lets go of the knife will find the Tao at her fingertips.Lao Tzu
He who knows he has enough is rich.
Lao Tzu
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
Lao Tzu
If your virtue is especially radiant, it can be possible to open a pathway to the subtle realm and receive these celestial teachings directly from the immortals.
Lao Tzu
The Tao Way that can be told of is not the eternal TaoThe name that can be named is not the eternal name.The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and EarthThe Named is the mother of all things.Therefore, let there always be non-being, so we may see their subtlety,And let there always be being, so we may see their outcome.The two are the same,But after they are produced, they have different names.They both may be called deep and profound.Deeper and more profound,The door of all subtleties
Lao Tzu
(The Tao) is always present and always available.... If you are willing to be lived by it, you will see it everywhere, even in the most ordinary things.
Lao Tzu
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