Lao-Tze

Ancient China
-570 // -490
Philosopher

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Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
From wonder into wonder existence opens
Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding
By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning
Born to be wild - live to outgrow it
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage
Because of a great love, one is courageous
Be the chief but never the lord
An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox
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