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Lao Tzu

571 BC - 471 BC

Chinese Philosopher

Lao Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher and the legendary founder of Taoism. Traditionally said to have lived in the 6th century BCE as a royal archivist for the Zhou court, he is credited with writing the foundational text of Taoism, the Tao Te Ching.

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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

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Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are.

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Time is a created thing. To say I don’t have time, is like saying, I don’t want to.

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A great nation is like a great man: When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.

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Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don’t see the self as self, what do we have to fear?

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Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.

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Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.

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We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.

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If you want to know me, Look inside your heart.

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Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.

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Love is of all the passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses.

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About Lao Tzu

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Lao Tzu’s foundational legacy is anchored by the Tao Te Ching, a premier philosophical masterpiece outlining the concept of the Tao and the virtue of effortless action (wu wei). His teachings are further expanded in the Hua Hu Ching, a text detailing the transformation of ego and the path to ultimate spiritual liberation. In the Wen-Tzu, his classic dialogues serve as a practical guide to governance and alignment with natural laws. His esoteric and mystical philosophy is preserved in the Ching Chang Ching (Classic of Purity), while the Qingjing Jing outlines the essential practices for cultivating inner stillness, clarity, and harmony with the universe.

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