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Water flows humbly to the lowest level.
Nothing is weaker than water,
Yet for overcoming what is hard and strong,
Nothing surpasses it.


Lao-Tzu

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against
they have nothing to struggle
for.
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soft enough
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tough enough
to drown it away
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in a cup of water
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whole wide world
than a girl
in love
wit...
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Make a puddle of water on a smooth, no...
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Shy one, shy one,
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reaching ...
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~Carter Ka...
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you've ripped in two
as if there could be
...
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All I wanna do is forget and get loose.
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for there is no cover to take.
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I feel it in the Earth.
I smell it in...
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there is water and it surrounds me.
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n...
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Water like...
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has inside it
the seed of redemption.
Noth...
KAY RYAN Praised be my Lord, for our sister water.

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Canticle of the Sun
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So hard.

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TAHEREH MAFI Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you ...
BRUCE LEE My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red...
...
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE To Those Who Think,
To Those Who Dare,
To Those Who Do,
To Those Who Succeed.

S...
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Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;...
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MARGARET ATWOOD it appears various ancient Mystics had a hard time explaining
with their archaic languages lack...
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LAO TZU When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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LAO TZU To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
LAO TZU Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.
LAO TZU He who knows himself is enlightened.
LAO TZU One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
LAO TZU Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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LAO TZU Manifest plainness,
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Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.
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LAO-TZU Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage.
LAO-TZU Kindness in giving creates love.
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LAO TZU Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them -- that only creates sorrow. ...
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LAO TZU Simplicity, patience, compassion.
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LAO TZU A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
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LAO TZU A leader is best
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LAO-TZU By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try...
LAO-TZU Let there be a small country with few people . . .
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LAO TZU Nature is not human hearted.
LAO-TZU Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the ...
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LAO TZU The longest journey a man must take is the eighteen inches from his head to his heart
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LAO TZU Fail to honor people,they fail to honor you; but of a good leader, who talks little, when his work i...
LAO TZU Nature is not human hearted.
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LAO TZU The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
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LAO TZU At the center of your being
you have the answer;
you know who you are
and you know wh...
LAO TZU My teachings are easy to understand
and easy to put into practice.
Yet your intellect wil...
LAO TZU Success is as dangerous as failure.
Hope is as hollow as fear.
LAO TZU Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and ...
LAO TZU True words aren't eloquent;
eloquent words aren't true.
Wise men don't need to prove their...
LAO TZU Countless words
count less
than the silent balance
between yin and yang
LAO TZU Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don't see the self as ...
LAO TZU When there is no desire,
all things are at peace.
LAO TZU When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some t...
LAO TZU He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty" - Lao-tsu
LAO TZU Close your mouth,
block off your senses,
blunt your sharpness,
untie your knots,
LAO TZU The further one goes, the less one knows.
LAO TZU Love

Embracing Tao, you become embraced.
Supple, breathing gently, you become reborn...
LAO TZU all streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. humility gives it its power. if you w...
LAO TZU Give evil nothing to oppose
and it will disappear by itself.
LAO TZU To understand the limitation of things, desire them.
LAO TZU The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know.
LAO TZU If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.
LAO TZU Stop thinking, and end your problems.
What difference between yes and no?
What difference ...
LAO TZU The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
LAO TZU If you understand others you are smart.
If you understand yourself you are illuminated.
If...
LAO TZU Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?
LAO TZU A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.
LAO TZU The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
LAO TZU Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.
LAO TZU Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is stren...
LAO TZU A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, wo...
LAO TZU Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.
LAO TZU Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates profoundness, kindness in feeling...
LAO TZU For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
LAO-TZU Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone...
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LAO TZU The person of superior integrity
does not insist upon his integrity.
For this reason, he ...
LAO TZU Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautifu...
LAO TZU Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
LAO TZU I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest t...
LAO TZU The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
LAO TZU Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey ...
LAO TZU Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
LAO TZU Great acts are made up of small deeds.
LAO TZU He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.
LAO TZU He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.
LAO TZU For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
LAO TZU Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.
LAO TZU If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
LAO TZU When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.
LAO TZU Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
LAO TZU The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.
LAO TZU Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.
LAO TZU All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is smal...
LAO TZU The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name....
LAO TZU From caring comes courage.
LAO TZU Because of a great love, one is courageous.
LAO TZU If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
LAO TZU When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
LAO TZU Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorro...
LAO TZU The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his...
LAO TZU The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.
LAO TZU Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
LAO TZU When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect ...
LAO TZU Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lack...
LAO TZU Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see...
LAO TZU Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest ...
LAO TZU Silence is a source of great strength.
LAO TZU Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.
LAO TZU Stop thinking, and end your problems.
LAO TZU Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.
LAO TZU Love is a decision - not an emotion!
LAO TZU Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.
LAO TZU He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.
LAO TZU Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus go...
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