“Great acts are made up of small deeds.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 63

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“The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 71

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“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 44

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“The Tao is like a well: used but never used up.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 4

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“When there is no desire, all things are at peace.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 37

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“The soft overcomes the hard; the gentle overcomes the rigid.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 78

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“To see things in the seed, that is genius.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 64

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“He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 56

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“The best way to do is to be.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 3

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“He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 46

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“The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 81

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“He who stands on tiptoe is not steady. He who strides cannot maintain the pace.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 24

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