Lao-Tzu

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"A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar."	Love
"A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth."	Art, Men
"All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being."	Miscellaneous
"All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being."	Miscellaneous
"Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it."	Excellence, Government
"He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty."	Strength
"He who knows enough is enough will always have enough."	Knowledge, Wisdom
"He who knows others is wise; He who knows himself is enlightened."	Darkness, Knowledge, Light
"He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know."	Knowledge, Wisdom
"He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk."	Miscellaneous
"It is the Vague and Elusive. Meet it and you will not see its head. Follow it and you will not see its back."	Miscellaneous
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power."	Honesty, Intelligence, Knowledge
"One who is too insistent on his own views finds few to agree with him."	Miscellaneous
"People in their handling 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."	Beginnings, Failure, Success
"Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; And shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he is automatically involved in fear of losing his status."	Accomplishment, Achievement, Art
"Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness."	Fear, Happiness, Joy
"The Eternal generates the One. The One generates the Two. The Two generates the Three. The Three generates all things."	Miscellaneous
"The heavy is the root of the light. The tranquil is the ruler of the hasty."	Darkness, Light
"The highest goodness is like water. Water benefits all things and does not compete. It stays in the lowly places which others despise. Therefore it is near The Eternal."	Evil, Good
"The men who are great live with that which is substantial, they do not stay with that which is superficial; they abide with realities, they remain not with what is showy. The one they discard, the other they hold."	Age, Excellence, Life
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