"The sage never strives for the great,..." - Quote by Lao Tzu
The sage never strives for the great, and thereby the great is achieved.
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“Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can't be improved. If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it. If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it. There is a time for being ahead, a time for being behind; a time for being in motion, a time for being at rest; a time for being vigorous, a time for being exhausted; a time for being safe, a time for being in danger. The Master sees things as they are, without trying to control them. She lets them go their own way, and resides at the center of the circle.”
“There is no greater mistake than to make light of an enemy By making light of an enemy many a kingdom has been lost.”
“A good door needs no lock, still it can't be opened.”
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“But as long as you know you're nobody special, you'll be a very decent sort of Horse, on the whole, and taking one thing with another.”
“Though I be but prince of Wales, yet I am the king of courtesy.”
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“Real achievement -- the true measure of how far we have advanced in life -- is not determined by what we have acquired, but rather by the degree to which we have put our fears behind us.”
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