Achievement Quotes
If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.
"If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve."— Lao Tzu
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Meaning of this quote
Accepting change can loosen the urge to control everything. The dramatic statement about fear encourages freedom from clinging rather than promising unlimited achievement.
Key takeaway:
Act with an awareness of change instead of demanding permanence.
Origin of the quote
Tao Te Ching, Chapter 74, Stephen Mitchell’s 1988 interpretive version.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe post expands Mitchell’s contractions. This is a free modern English rendering, not a literal translation or a guarantee about what can be achieved.
