Laozi Quotes About Compassion
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To be brave without compassion, generous without moderation, and rule without refraining from being first in the world, are certain deaths.
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Without the tao, Kindness and compassion are replaced by law and justice; Faith and trust are supplanted by ritual and ceremony.
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If you would take, you must first give.
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Weapons are the tools of violence;all decent men detest them.Weapons are the tools of fear;a decent man will avoid themexcept in the direst necessityand, if compelled, will use themonly with the utmost restraint.Peace is his highest value.If the peace has been shattered,how can he be content?His enemies are not demons,but human beings like himself.He doesn't wish them personal harm.Nor does he rejoice in victory.How could he rejoice in victoryand delight in the slaughter of men?He enters a battle gravely,with sorrow and with great compassion,as if he were attending a funeral
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Other people are joyous, like on the feast of the ox, like on the way up to the terrace in the spring. I alone am inert, giving no sign, like a newborn baby who has not learned to smile.
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The sage honors his part of the settlement, but does not exact his due from others.
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In harmony with the Tao, the sky is clear and spacious, the earth is solid and full, all creature flourish together, content with the way they are, endlessly repeating themselves, endlessly renewed. When man interferes with the Tao, the sky becomes filthy, the earth becomes depleted, the equilibrium crumbles, creatures become extinct. The Master views the parts with compassion, because he understands the whole. His constant practice is humility. He doesn't glitter like a jewel but lets himself be shaped by the Tao, as rugged and common as stone.
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Only I am clumsy, like drifting on the waves of the sea, without direction.
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Supreme good is like water. Water greatly benefits all things, without conflict. It flows through places that people loathe. Thereby it is close to the Way.
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I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
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Return animosity with virtue.
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The Master views the parts with compassion, because he understands the whole. His constant practice is humility. He doesn't glitter like a jewel but lets himself be shaped by the Tao, as rugged and common as a stone.
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Other people have more than they need, I alone seem wanting.
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Those who have compassion when they do battle will be victorious. Those who likewise defend themselves will be safe. Heaven will rescue and protect them with compassion.
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Perfect kindness acts without thinking of kindness.
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I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.
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Knowing the bright, but clinging to the dark, you become a model to the world.
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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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See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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The highest benevolence acts without purpose.
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Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.
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The high must make the low its base.
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I have three treasures that I cherish. The first is compassion. The second is moderation. The third is not claiming to be first in the world.
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The sage has no concern for himself, but makes the concerns of others his own.
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Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.
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Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.
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To the good I would be good; to the not-good I would also be good, in order to make them good.
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People turn their eyes and ears to him (the sage), and the sage cares for them like his own children.
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The highest virtue seems as low as a valley.
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Other people are occupied, I alone am unwilling, like the outcast.
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