“The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 57

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“Act without expectation.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 2

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“He who is contented is rich.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 33

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“The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 81

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“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Attributed, not in original text

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“He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 33

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“The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 1

tao ineffable name eternal

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“Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 19

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“The best fighter is never angry.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 68

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“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 33

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“To lead people, walk behind them.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 66

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“The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.”

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Tao Te Ching — Chapter 78

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