He who loves the world as his body may be entrusted with the empire.

About Laozi

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Laozi (variously spelled; , low-TSUH; Chinese: 老子; pinyin: Lǎozǐ) is the name traditionally given to an ancient Chinese philosopher, also identified as Li Er or Lao Dan, who is regarded as the author or originating teacher associated with the Tao Te Ching (Pinyin: Dào Dé Jīng), one of the foundational...

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Silence is a source of great strength.

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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Nature is not human hearted.

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Every human being's essential nature is perfect and faultless, but after years of immersion in the world we easily forget our roots and take on a counterfeit nature.

Be the chief but never the lord.

More quotations tagged with “body”

You should pray for a sound mind in a sound body.

A healthy mind in a healthy body.

A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world.

Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack.

—Henry Miller

I stand in awe of my body.

—Henry David Thoreau

History

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