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Lao Tzu

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Lao Tzu

Chinese Philosopher

Ancient Chinese philosopher and author of the Tao Te Ching, the foundational text of Taoism along with the Zhuangzi

Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.
Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.
To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
Heaven is long-enduring, and earth continues long. The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is because they do not live of, or for, themselves.
People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.
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.
If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.
I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.

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