Laozi

If the majority doesn’t laugh at you, beware that you must be saying something wrong. When the majority thinks you are a fool, only then is there some possibility of you being a wise man.

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If the people must be ever fearful of death, then there will always be an executioner.

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If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he must follow them from behind.

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If you can find true contentment, it will last forever.

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If you correct your mind the rest of your life will fall into place.

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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.

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If you go searching for the Great Creator, you will come back empty-handed. The source of the universe is ultimately unknowable, a great invisible river flowing forever through a vast and fertile valley. Silent and uncreated, it creates all things.

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If you never assume importance, you never lose it.

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If you really want everything, then give up everything.

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If you search everywhere, yet cannot find what you are seeking, it is because what you seek is already in your possession.

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